Songs For Learning English

Tumble outta 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 pumpin'
Out on the streets, the traffic starts jumpin'
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

[Chorus] Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living
Barely gettin' 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.
9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I would deserve a fair promotion.
Want to move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me,
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me.
Mmmmm...

They let you dream just to watch them shatter,
You're just a step on the boss man's ladder,
But you got dreams he'll never take away.
In the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waiting for the day your ship will come in
And the tide's gonna turn an' it's all gonna roll your way.

Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living
Barely gettin' by, it's all taking and no giving.
They just use your mind and you never get the credit.
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it.
9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you.
There's a better life and you think 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 wallet.

9 to 5, what a way to make a living
Barely gettin' 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

9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you.
There's a better life and you think about it don't you---