Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawnin' and stretchin’ and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the streets, the traffic starts jumpin'
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5
Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living
Barely gettin’ 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
They let you dream just to watch them shatter
You're just a step on the boss man's ladder
But you got dreams he'll never take away
On the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waiting for the day your ship will come in
And the tide's gonna turn an' it’s all gonna roll your way
Working 9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you
There’s a better life and you think 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