| Tumble out of bed
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| And stumble to the kitchen
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| Pour myself a cup of ambition
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| And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
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| Jump in the shower
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| And the blood starts pumpin'
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| Out on the streets
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| The traffic starts jumpin'
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| For folks like me on the job from 9 to 5
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| Workin' 9 to 5
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| What a way to make a livin'
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| Barely gettin' by
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| It’s all takin'
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| And no givin'
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| They just use your mind
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| And they never give you credit
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| It’s enough to drive you
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| Crazy if you let it
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| 9 to 5, for service and devotion
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| You would think that I
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| Would deserve a fat promotion
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| Want to move ahead
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| But the boss won’t seem to let me
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| I swear sometimes that man is out to get me
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| Mmmmm…
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| They let you dream
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| Just a watch 'em shatter
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| You’re just a step
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| On the boss man’s ladder
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| But you got dreams he’ll never take away
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| In the same boat
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| With a lot of your friends
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| Waitin' for the day
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| Your ship’ll come in
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| And the tide’s gonna turn
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| And it’s all gonna roll you away
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| Workin' 9 to 5
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| What a way to make livin'
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| Barely gettin' by
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| It’s all takin'
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| And no givin'
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| They just use your mind |
| And you never get the credit
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| It’s enough to drive you
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| Crazy if you let it
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| 9 to 5, yeah, they got you were they want you
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| There’s a better life
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| And you think about it, don’t you?
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| It’s a rich man’s game
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| No matter what they call it
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| And you spend your life
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| Putting money in his wallet
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| Oh What a way to make a livin'
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| Barely gettin' by
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| It’s all takin'
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| And no givin'
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| They just use your mind
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| And they never give you credit
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| It’s enough to drive you
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| Crazy if you let it
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| 9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you
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| There’s a better life
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| And you dream about it don’t you
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| It’s a rich man’s game
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| No matter what they call it
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| And you spend your life
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| Putting money in his wallet |