9 to 5

Tumble outta bed
And I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch
And try to come to life (come to life)
Jump in the shower
And the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the street
The traffic starts jumpin'
For folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

Workin' 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin' (barely)
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
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)

9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I
Would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that dude is out to get me (out to get me)
Hmm, think he's out to get me, oh, yeah

They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss-man's ladder
But you got dreams
He'll never take away (take away)
You're in the same boat
With a lotta 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 (roll your way)

Workin' 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin' (barely)
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
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)

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
Puttin' money in his wallet (puttin' money in his wallet) oh, whoa

I said
Let's punch shout
Maybe I need to break down
Let's break out
Everybody gonna get down now
I said
Let's punch out
Maybe I need to break down (oh, yeah)
Let's burst out (oh)
Everybody gonna get down now

I said
Let's punch shout
Maybe I need to break down
Let's cut out
Everybody gonna get down now
I said
Let's punch shout
Maybe I need to break down
Let's break out
Everybody gonna get down now
(Get up! Get up!)

Workin' 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit (credit)
It's enough to drive you crazy
If you let it (if you let it)

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
Puttin' money in his wallet

9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I
Would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that dude is out to get me (out to get me)