Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 lyrics

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 street, the traffic starts jumping

With folks like me on the job from nine to five.

Working nine to five

What a way to make 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.

Nine to five

For service and devotion

You would think that I

Would deserve a fair.

Want to move ahead

But the boss won't seem to let me

I swear sometimes that man

Is out to get me.

They let you dream just to watch them shatter

You're just a step on the boss man's ladder

But you've got dreams he'll never take away.

In the same boat with a lot of your friends

Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in

And the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll your way.

Working nine to five

What a way to make 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.

Nine to five

Yeah, they've got you where they want you

There's a better life

And you dream about it, don't you?

It's a rich man's game

No matter what they call it

And you spend your life

Putting money in his pocket.

Nine to five

Oh, 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.

Nine to five

Yeah, they've got you where they want you

There's a better life

And you dream about it, don't you?