9 to 5

Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen
翻身下床，步履蹒跚来到厨房
Pour myself a cup of ambition
给自己倒上一杯雄心壮志
Yawnin' and stretchin’ and try to come to life
打着哈欠，伸着懒腰，尝试着去生活
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
跳进浴室，血液开始流动
Out on the streets, the traffic starts jumpin'
大街上，交通开始拥挤
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5
像我这样朝九晚五工作的人
Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living
朝九晚五的工作，一种谋生方式
Barely gettin’ by, it's all taking and no giving
勉强度日，只知索取，不知付出
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
他们只是用你的脑子，从来不相信你
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
如果你任其发展，这足以让你发疯
They let you dream just to watch them shatter
他们让你做梦，只是为了让你看它们破碎的样子
You're just a step on the boss man's ladder
你只是老板的一个阶梯而已
But you got dreams he'll never take away
但你有梦想，他永远拿不走
On the same boat with a lot of your friends
和你的很多朋友在同一条船上
Waiting for the day your ship will come in
等待着你的船来的那一天
And the tide's gonna turn an' it’s all gonna roll your way
潮流会转向，一切都会向你滚来
Working 9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you
朝九晚五的工作，是的，他们把你带到了他们想要的地方
There’s a better life and you think about it don't you
有更好的生活，你想想看，不是吗？
It’s a rich man's game no matter what they call it
不管他们怎么称呼，这都是富人的游戏
And you spend your life putting money in his wallet
而你却用你的生命把钱放进他的钱包