9 to 5 Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen Pour myself a cup of ambition I'm yawning, stretching, trying to come to life Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping Out on the street, the traffic's jumping With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5 Working 9 to 5 What a way to make a living Barely getting by It's all taken and no giving They just use your mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it If you let it Working 9 to 5 For service and devotion You would think that I would deserve a fat promotion Want to move ahead But the boss don't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is out to get me He's out to get me 9 to 5 9 to 5 Working 9 to 5 9 to 5 Let your dreams just watch them shatter You're just a step on the boss man's ladder But you got dreams you'll never take away You'll never take them away You're in the same boat with a lot of your friends Waiting for the day your ship will come in And the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll away Working 9 to 5 What a way to make a living Barely getting by It's all taking and no giving They just use your mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it If you let it Working 9 to 5 Yeah, they got you where they want you There's a better life And you dream about it, don't you? It's a rich man's game No matter what they call it And you spend your life putting money in his wallet In his wallet Working 9 to 5 What a way to make a living Barely getting by It's all taking and no giving They just use your mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it If you let it Working 9 to 5 Working 9 to 5 It's a rich man's game No matter what they call it And you spend your life putting money in his wallet In his wallet Working 9 to 5 Just work and work and work it 9 to 5 Just work and work and work it 9 to 5 And you think about it, don't you? 9 to 5 Yeah, you think about it, don't you? 9 to 5