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.
  
  Working nine to five
  what a way to make 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.
  
  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 sometimes
  that man is out to get me.
  
  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.
  
  Working nine to five
  what a way to make a living
  . . .
  
  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.
  
  Nine to five
  what a way to make a living
  . . .
  
  Nine to five
  they've got you where they want you
  . . .