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 streets, the traffic starts jumping For folks like me on the job from 9 to 5 Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a 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 They let you dream, just a watch them shatter You're just a step on the boss man's ladder But you got dreams he'll never take away In the same boat with a lot of your friends Waiting to the day your ship'll come in And the tide's gonna turn And it's all gonna roll you away Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a 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 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 man is Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen