REBA MCENTIRE - 9 To 5 lyrics
rate meI'd like to tell you all just a little bit about my background. I grew up<br />
in the Southeastern part of Oklahoma. In a little, bitty town called<br />
Chockie. It was little, it only had 18 people it. That's 18 people, not<br />
1,800. We're talkin' small. In that town in Southeastern Oklahoma, we had<br />
a lot of fun growin' up, us kids. There was 3 things that my mama and<br />
daddy always taught us. Number one, they taught us to work hard. Number<br />
two, they told us, if you ever start a job - you finish it. And number<br />
three, they said once you start that job you give it 110% of everything<br />
you have. And we did. Not only is my daddy a hard workin' man, but my mama<br />
is a hard workin' woman. And that's what she instilled in us three girls,<br />
was to be hard workin' women. Now that's not to say we didn't have a lot<br />
of fun, 'cause we did. Why, I can remember gettin' in that closet. Puttin'<br />
on them high-heeled shoe<br />
<br />
And I wanna dedicate it to all the hard-workin' women with us tonight!<br />
Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen<br />
Pour myself a cup of ambition<br />
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life<br />
I jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'<br />
Out on the street the traffic starts jumpin'<br />
For folks like me on the job from 9 to 5<br />
<br />
Workin' 9 to 5<br />
What a way to make a livin'<br />
Barely gettin' by<br />
It's all takin' and no givin'<br />
They just use your mind<br />
And they never give you credit<br />
It's enough to drive you<br />
Crazy if you let it<br />
9 to 5 for service and devotion<br />
You would think that I<br />
Would deserve a fair promotion<br />
Want to move ahead<br />
But the boss won't seem to let me<br />
I swear sometimes that man is<br />
Out to get me<br />
<br />
Well, they let you dream just to watch 'em shatter<br />
You're just a step on the boss man's ladder<br />
But you've got dreams he'll never take away<br />
Well you're in the same boat with a lot of your friends<br />
Waitin' for the day, the ship to come in<br />
And the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll your way<br />
<br />
Workin' 9 to 5<br />
What a way to make a livin'<br />
Barely gettin' by<br />
It's all takin' and no givin'<br />
They just use your mind<br />
And they never give you credit<br />
It's enough to drive you<br />
Crazy if you let it<br />
9 to 5 for service and devotion<br />
You would think that I<br />
Would deserve a fair promotion<br />
Want to move ahead<br />
But the boss won't seem to let me<br />
I swear sometimes that man is<br />
Out to get me<br />
<br />
9 to 5, they got you where they want you<br />
There's a better life<br />
And you think about it don't ya<br />
It's a rich man's game<br />
No matter what they call it<br />
And you'll spend your life<br />
Puttin' money in his wallet<br />
<br />
(sung by background singers)<br />
Workin' 9 to 5<br />
What a way to make a livin'<br />
Barely gettin' by<br />
It's all takin' and no givin'<br />
They just use your mind<br />
And they never give you credit<br />
It's enough to drive you<br />
Crazy if you let it<br />
9 to 5 for service and devotion<br />
You would think that I<br />
Would deserve a fair promotion<br />
Want to move ahead<br />
But the boss won't seem to let me<br />
I swear sometimes that man is<br />
Out to get me
