Nine to Five

Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen

Pour myself a cup of ambition

Yawn and stretch and try to come to life

Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'

Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin'

For folks like me on the job from nine to five

Workin' nine to five, what a way to make a livin'

Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'

They just use your mind and they never give you credit

It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it

My two lives have got me hoppin'

Dawn till midnight, there's no stoppin'

Don't know which I'm motherin' the most

Pack his lunch and kiss my son

And grab my purse and I keep runnin'

Got so much on my plate, I could choke

Workin' nine to five, for service and devotion

You would think that I would deserve a big 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

Nine to five (Nine to five)

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

You're in the same boat with a lot of your friends

Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in

The tide's gonna turn, and it's all gonna roll your way

Nine to five (Nine to five)

As long as we're together

You know you and I will make it through whatever

They can't keep us down

We'll just rise above it

You hold onto me, we'll tell them where to shove it

Nine to five, you can lose your mind

Get up and work, get up and work

Nine to five, you can lose your mind (Nine to five)

Workin' nine to five

Nine to five, you can lose your mind

Nine to five

It's enough to drive you crazy

It's enough to drive you crazy

(It's enough to drive you crazy) It's enough to drive you crazy

It's enough, it's enough, it's enough to drive you

Get up and work, get up and work

Nine to five (Nine to five)

Dreams and plans are in the making

Success is out there for the taking

Wish it was as simple as it sounds (Simple as it sounds)

I swear to you I'm gonna do it

Grit my teeth and I'll get through it

It's hard to see the upside when you're down

Workin' nine to five became necessary

When my husband Dick (Dick) left me for his secretary

Never worked before, but somehow I've got to make it

Till I learn the ropes, I guess I'll just have to fake it

Get up and work, get up and work

Workin' nine to five

So many of us do it, but we know inside

We're gonna make it through it

Oh, there's a brighter day

And we'll keep lookin' toward it

And we'll buy that dream soon as we can just afford it

Nine to five (You can lose your mind)

Workin' nine to five (Get up, get up, get up)

Nine to five (You can lose your mind)

Workin' nine to five

Nine to five (You can lose your mind)

Nine to five

(It's enough) I deserve a fat promotion

(For folks like me) The tides gonna turn

Workin' nine to five

Nine to five