[Intro]
    

[Verse]

I tumble out o

f bed and I st

umble to the k

itchen,

Pour myself a 

cup of ambitio

n,
             
And yawn and s

              
tretch, trying

             
 to come to li

   
fe,
  
I jump in the 

shower and the

 blood starts 

pumping,

Out on the str

eets the traff

ic starts jump

ing,
             
With folks lik

             
e me on the jo

           
b from 9 to 5.

[Chorus]
           
Working 9 to 5

             
, what a way t

         
o make a livin

g,
       
Barely getting

 by, it's all 

taking and no 

giving,
            
They just use 

              
your mind and 

              
they never giv

      
e you credit,
             
It's enough to

         
 drive you cra

        
zy if you let 

it.

    


They let you d

ream just to w

atch'em shatte

r,
       
You're just a 

step on the bo

ss man's ladde

r,
              
But you've got

             
 dreams he'll 

           
never take awa

y,
             
You're in the 

              
same boat with

   
 a lot of your

 friends,

Waiting for th

e day your shi

p'll come in,
             
The tides gonn

              
a turn and it'

             
s all gonna ro

            
ll you away.

[Chorus]
            
Working 9 to 5

            
, what a way t

         
o make a livin

g,

Barely getting

 by, it's all 

taking and no 

giving,
            
They just use 

              
your mind and 

              
they never giv

      
e you credit,
             
It's enough to

         
 drive you cra

         
zy if you let 

it.

[Outro]