Original artwork, not a still
Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The lyric calls a standard working day a rather poor way of earning a living, in a tone that mixes weary irony with a shrug. The phrasing sets fixed hours and routine against the idea of real living, so the complaint sounds both familiar and lightly sardonic.
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