[Verse 1]
Clock hits five, I'm still at the desk
Badge in the drawer, but the ache in my chest
Coffee gone cold in a paper cup
Boss want more, but the check ain't enough
Rent on my mind like a weight on my back
Gas tank low and the fridge look sad
Punch in, punch out, do it again
Funny how a week can feel like ten
[Pre-Chorus]
I been giving my best
Still don't move the line
One more bill, one more shift
One more borrowed time
[Chorus]
Dolly was right
Dolly was right
Workin' all day
Still can't get right
Dolly was right
Dolly was right
Nine to five
Still no light
[Verse 2]
Lunch break on the curb with a plastic fork
Same old dreams in a worn-out torch
Got a little sweat, got a little grace
Got a big old world in a little paycheck
They say keep grindin', keep your head down low
But the moon still finds me on the bus ride home
Hands on tired, feet on fire
Still I show up, still I wire
[Pre-Chorus]
I been doing my part
Like it might break through
But the hours keep comin'
And the bills do too
[Chorus]
Dolly was right
Dolly was right
Workin' all day
Still can't get right
Dolly was right
Dolly was right
Nine to five
Still no light
[Bridge]
My mama told me, son, don't fold
Hard times teach what school won't hold
I ain't lazy, I just know
A full week's work can still leave you broke
So I sing my truth
With a beat-up pride
If the pay don't rise
Then the pain gon' ride
[Chorus]
Dolly was right
Dolly was right
Workin' all day
Still can't get right
Dolly was right
Dolly was right
Nine to five
Still no light
[Outro]
Badge in the drawer
Keys in my hand
Same old shift
Same old demand
Dolly was right
Dolly was right