Tumble outta bed

And I stumble to the kitchen

Pour myself a cup of ambition

Yawning, stretching

And try to come to life

Jump in the shower

And the blood starts pumpin

Out on the streets

The traffic starts jumpin

For fools like me

On the job from nine to five



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Working nine to five

What a way to make a livin

Barely gettin by

It's all takin

And no givin

They can use your mind

And they never give you credit

Its enough to drive you crazy

And you love it

You love it



They let your dream

Just a' watch them shatter

You're just a step

On the boss mans ladder

But you got dreams he'll never take away



In the same boat

With a lot of your friends

Waitin for the day

Your ship will come in

And the tide's gonna turn

And it's all gonna roll you away



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Working nine to five

What a way to make a livin

Barely gettin by

It's all takin

And no givin

They can use your mind

And they never give you credit

Its enough to drive you crazy

And you love it

You love it



:Funky Bridge Thing:



::Chorus::

Working nine to five

What a way to make a livin

Barely gettin by

It's all takin

And no givin

They can use your mind

And they never give you credit

Its enough to drive you crazy

And you love it



Nine to five

yeah, they got you were they want you

There's a better life

And you think about it don't you

It's a rich mans game

No matter what they call it

And you spend your life

Putting money in his pocket