9 To 5 Lyrics - Reba Mcentire

I'd like to tell you all just a little bit about my background. I grew up 

in the Southeastern part of Oklahoma. In a little, bitty town called 

Chockie. It was little, it only had 18 people it. That's 18 people, not 

1,800. We're talkin' small. In that town in Southeastern Oklahoma, we had 

a lot of fun growin' up, us kids. There was 3 things that my mama and 

daddy always taught us. Number one, they taught us to work hard. Number 

two, they told us, if you ever start a job - you finish it. And number 

three, they said once you start that job you give it 110% of everything 

you have. And we did. Not only is my daddy a hard workin' man, but my mama 

is a hard workin' woman. And that's what she instilled in us three girls, 

was to be hard workin' women. Now that's not to say we didn't have a lot 

of fun, 'cause we did. Why, I can remember gettin' in that closet. Puttin' 

on them high-heeled shoe 

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And I wanna dedicate it to all the hard-workin' women with us tonight! 

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 

I jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin' 

Out on the street the traffic starts jumpin' 

For folks like me on the job from 9 to 5 

Workin' 9 to 5 

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 

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 

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Well, they let you dream just to watch 'em shatter 

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

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

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

Waitin' for the day, the ship to come in 

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

Workin' 9 to 5 

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 

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 

9 to 5, they got you where they want you 

There's a better life 

And you think about it don't ya 

It's a rich man's game 

No matter what they call it 

And you'll spend your life 

Puttin' money in his wallet 

(sung by background singers) 

Workin' 9 to 5 

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 

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