Nine to Five

Tumble Out of Bed and Stumble to the Kitchen;

Pour Myself a Cup of Ambition,

And Yawn, and Stretch, and Try to Come to Life.

Jump in the Shower, and the Blood Starts Pumping;

Out On the Street, the Traffic Starts Jumping,

With Folks Like Me On the Job From Nine to Five.

Chorus: 1,3,5.

Nine to Five, What a Way to Make a Living;

Barely Getting By,it's All Taking and no Giving.

They Just Use Your Mind, and (Depending On Verse) "They Never Give You" Or

"You Never Get The" Credit; It's Enough to Drive You Crazy, If You Let It.

Verse 2

They Let You Dream Just to Watch Them Shatter;

You're Just a Step On the Boss Man's Ladder,

But You've Got Dreams He'll Never Take Away.

In the Same Boat With a Lot of Your Friends;

Waitin' For the Day Your Ship'll Come In,

And the Tide's Gonna Turn, and It's All Gonna Roll Your Way.

Chorus: 2

Nine to Five, For Service and Devotion;

You Would Think That I Would Deserve a Fair Promotion;

Want to Move Ahead, But the Boss Won't Seem to Let Me.

I Swear Some-times, That Man Is Out to Get Me.

Chorus: 4,6.

Nine to Five, They've 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 Pocket.