When I was a young boy I pretended I had a job 
My daddy said 'Pretty woman, Mama married into the mob' 
I dreamed one day I'd be livin' off the system for free 
But dreams come true, honey; welcome to my reality 

And I sleep all day and wake myself in the shadows 
(Time to get up, gotta get up) 
Gotta catch that train by midnight for the 

Night work 
Gotta do the night work 
Punch that clock and break all the numbers 
Night work 
Gotta do the night work 
Weekday 9 to 5 shift is over 

I didn't have a penny 
No, I couldn't cut a check with a blade 
I used to have the shakes 
But now they're good at getting me played 

I sleep all day but I break my back in the moonlight 
(never enough, it's never enough) 
Gotta cash that check by midnight for the 

Night work 
Gotta do the night work 
Punch that clock and break all the numbers 
Night work 
Gotta do the night work 
Weekday 9 to 5 shift is over 

Night work 
Gotta do the night work 
Punch that clock and break all the numbers 
Night work 
Gotta do the night work 
Weekday 9 to 5 shift is over 

And when the whistle blows 
And your body can't take it no more 
You gotta keep on movin', remember 
This is what you asked for 

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-night work 
Na-na-na-na-na-na-night work 
Night work 
Gotta do the night work 
Night work gotta do the night work 
Weekday 9 to 5 shift is over