working for the man

(day and night working, night and day working, all day long working, 24/7 three sixty-five working), coffee cup, watching the hands of the clock, holding me locked up, waiting for the sun to rise, red light caught between day and night, can someone help me win this fight against the mundane morning blues, i'm tired of walking in these shoes, running in a rat race, always in the right place at the wrong time, working for the man), living for the weekend, struggling to pretend this is all right, working for the man, it's not working out for me, is it working out for you, working for the man, deadlines, living on borrowed time, not enough hours to dream these dreams of mine, they won't even let me try, high life, but i ain't livin' at all, i find myself trapped behind these four walls, in the mundane morning blues, i'm tired of walking in these shoes, running in a rat race, always in the right place at the wrong time, working for the man, living for the weekend, struggling to pretend this is all right, working for the man, it's not working out for me, is it working out for you, working for the man, running in a rat race, always in the right place at the wrong time, working for the man, living for the weekend, struggling to pretend this is all right, working for the man, it's not working out for me, is it working out for you, working for the man, working for the man, working for the man, is it working out for you, working for the man, high life, but i ain't livin' at all, red light caught between day and night, working for the man