Every day I'm a slave to the grind  Think I'm loosing my mind  9 to 5 ain't mu kind of routine  Ain't nobody's machine  Boss says: think of the future  But what about today?  'Cos if I die tomorrow  There ain't no time to waste    I'm leaving  I'm doing my own thing  I'll do it...on my own    Wanna feel I'm alive, I'm a man  Gonna do all I can  Gonna try til I get what I need  Never give ups my creed  Make up your mind and do it  And feel you're wild at heart  Life is to short to worry  You've got to make a start    Up from zero - to where I wanna be  No one's hero - I do it just for me  Up from zero - it may be hard to do  No one's hero - but you can make it too    Outta work, outta cash, outta booze  But I won't sing no blues  Gonna play, gonna will, wanna bet?  Don't you think I'm done yet  When bad luck gets me down, hey  I'll just get up again  No room for desperation  'Cos I like happy ends    I'll rise up  Show you what I can take  I'll make it...check it out    Doesn't help to complain about your fate  Cos there ain't no escape  What you do is you put up a fight  Get a grip, set things right  When she starts getting nasty  Look fortune in the eye  She will smile down upon you  If you just really try    Up from zero - to where I wanna be  No one's hero - I do it just for me  Up from zero - it may be hard to do  No one's hero - but you can make it too    Every day I'm a slave to the grind  Think I'm loosing my mind  9 to 5 ain't mu kind of routine  Ain't nobody's machine  Boss says: think of the future  But what about today?  'Cos if I die tomorrow  There ain't no time to waste    I'm leaving  I'm doing my own thing  I'll do it...on my own    Wanna feel I'm alive, I'm a man  Gonna do all I can  Gonna try til I get what I need  Never give ups my creed  Make up your mind and do it  And feel you're wild at heart  Life is to short to worry  You've got to make a start    Up from zero - to where I wanna be  No one's hero - I do it just for me  Up from zero - it may be hard to do  No one's hero - but you can make it too