She cleans the bar Walks out the door Starts her car and drives away Her tomorrows feel like yesterdays And she can't break away She gets to her room She can finally breathe With all the sketches on the wall Pastel, watercolor, she can do it all Just waiting for the day She knows there'll be a day when she can Fly away from this old life, away from 9 to 5 She knows that she's not far away Her father says: "Don't go chasing dreams A steady job will never let you down These fantasies don't ever come around And dreams don't pay the bills" But what he doesn't know is She doesn't have a choice She was made to paint a masterpiece She knows a good thing won't come easily Waiting for the day when she can Fly away from this old life, away from 9 to 5 She knows that she's not far away So she holds on when no one else believes When no one else can see The light inside keeps shining on Don't you bring her down, don't say give it up Honestly she can't hear you anyway Don't you bring her down, don't say give it up Lift your eyes and soon you'll see her Fly away from this old life, away from 9 to 5 She knows that she's not far away So she holds on when no one else believes When no one else can see The light inside keeps shining on