God knows I work so many hours   I need a change of scene   I know some day I will fight the power   To be a man of means      Be a part of that game where your money's talking   Ride that train to where your fortune's smiling   Leave behind a poor man's life, his days are bitches   I have dreams of trading rags for riches      Monday morning blues   You know a prayer will see me through   Monday morning blues   You know I'll make my dreams come true      It's so routine, this life I'm leading   I've got to break away   I must to be mad, it's soul destroying   No man should live this way      Should I reach for the sky or just wait for mercy   Don't ask why then leave the answer to history   If a man should know his place, some men live in sorrow   With or without grace I'll fight for tomorrow      Monday morning blues   You know a prayer will see me through   Monday morning blues   You know I'll make my dreams come true