[ Featuring Dolly Parton ]
(9 to 5)
Tumble outta bed and I 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's jumping
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5 (mm, yeah)
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 (if you let it)
Working 9 to 5, 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 out to get me (he's out to get me)
(9 to 5) 9 to 5
(9 to 5) working, working, working
(9 to 5)
They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step on the boss man's ladder
But you got dreams he'll never take away (he'll never take 'em away)
You're in the same boat with a lotta your friends
Waiting for the day your ship'll come in (mm)
And the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll your way (I just know it)
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 (but you won't let it)
Working 9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you
There's a better life and you think about it, don't you? (You dream about it)
It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it
And you spend your life putting money in his wallet (putting money in his wallet)
Working 9 to 5, whoa 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 (crazy if you let it)
Working 9 to 5, working 9 to 5
(You dream about it, don't you?)
It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it (mm)
And you spend your life putting money in his wallet (putting money in his wallet)
(9 to 5) just working, working, working
(9 to 5) just working, working, working
(9 to 5) and you think about it don't ya
(9 to 5) yeah, you think about it don't ya
(9 to 5)
