Intro: Verse: 1 You tasted the porridge And ran before the grizzlies took your life But you tried to ignore it The yen that wreathes the corners of your mind? All you said you wanted Was some time alone to look over the Treaty of Versailles But all you really wanted Was a 9 to 5 To pay the bills on time Verse: 2 You dug from the storage A tapestry that could not weave to scale Your shoes stuck to the mortgage Like zebra muscles sticking to the shale (shale!) All you said you wanted Was some time alone to look over the Treaty of Versailles But all you really wanted Was a 9 to 5 To pay the bills on time Bridge To pay the bills on time ("Oh!" scream) La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la! All you said you wanted Was some time alone to reassess your life All you really wanted Was a 9 to 5 N.C. To pay the bills on time (End on )