god knows i work so many hours i need a change of scene i know some day i will find 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