This back-breakin', bone-shakin', belly-achin', hard-workin'   Two more hours to go   Yes, it's keeping me alive doin' nine to five   And I ain't got nothin to show   Pretty soon I'll be leavin'   With the wages I'm receivin'   But I know it's gonna be all right   Come on, babe, and take me away   We got some money to spend tonight      Pick me up at the station   Meet me at the train   Have a meal and a shower and a change of clothes   I can't afford a vacation   But I can take the strain   Long as I can be with you   Find a way to burn it as quickly as I earn it      Yes, it's back-breakin', bone-shakin', belly-achin', hard-workin'   Two more hours to go   Seven long years for the same corporation   And I ain't got nothin' to show   And tonight when I'm leavin' I'll be just breakin' even   But I know it's gonna be all right   I shake off my blues when you put on your shoes   We got some money to spend tonight      Oh, I don't wanna stand here and sound accusin'   Everybody does their share of losin'   If I'm gonna lose it I might as well be doin' it right      Pick me up at the station   Meet me at the train   Have a meal and a shower and a change of clothes   I can't afford a vacation   But I can take the strain   Long as I can be with you   Find a way to burn it as quickly as I earn it      Yes, it's back-breakin', bone-shakin', belly-achin', hard-workin'   Two more hours to go   Yes, it's keepin' me alive doin' nine to five   And I ain't got nothin' to show   And tonight when I'm leavin' I'll be just breakin' even   But I know it's gonna be all right   Come on, babe, and take me away   We got some money to spend tonight   Come on, babe, take me away   We got some money to spend tonight