Story Behind The Song

My father worked at a company for 25 years and took a well deserved 2 week vacation and when he got back was handed a pink slip after 25 years of service. His salary was cut half and given to 2 college educated kids ...I guess it was case of out with the old and in with new...

Song Description

its a song about modern day slavery

Lyrics

Get up!
gotta get dress, gotta get paid
Daily routine and a familiar phrase
Doing what's told is taught everyday
from junior to high school and elementary
We're taught to serve, never to lead, just to believe what's on TV
watching as they advertise
SEX, DRUGS, & HOMICIDE
can't we see that we're being so played like pawns - in this chess game of life
where we are the people without any rights
Our people are dying ... Please no more war
How much more do we have to endure

Chorus 2X:

A 9 to 5
for all your life
To slave away
and die inside
Is that the way life s'posed (supposed)
to be
'cuz we ain't been right
Since Slavery

Is it just me
Are we living like slaves
Only difference is we're paid a wage
As my people work and waste away following directions from what master say
A 9 to 5 for all your life
for the dollars and cents it's the price of your life?
And we're livin for dollars
On the corner everybody holla
What's goin' on
It's a sham
what is the plan
you ask the man
and he ain't say nothing
while my people out there are still bluffing
And the music is pumping
Nothing but bullshit on radios thumping
And what are we doing
still caught up in schemes and those bullshit illusions

Chorus 2x