ive been working 9-5 my whole life but i never saw myself that way
i wanna go out and i wanna have fun live life the fullest every day
but thats not the way the cards laid out, they got me working hard till i die
but someday ill make a name for myself and ill get out of this daily grind

my dad used to say if your on time then your already late
well ive been early my whole life and where am i today?
same place, same boss, same quality of life, nothings ever changed
work hard for a days pay and go home needing more

my ideas my world my life its mine and no one can take it away
everytime you get knocked down you have scrape up yourself and say
itll be my way soon some day ill wait it out till i get mine
until that day comes i guess ill just keep heading in at 9

you can keep me behind the counter but my mind itll wander free
you can tell what to do but you cant tell me who to be
im only here 9 hours a day and the rest it belongs to me