[INTRO — instrumental, pounding bass hits, menacing keys] [VERSE 1 — ferocious rapid-fire flow] Alarm at five, the bed's a lawyer with a case (stay) Every blanket's arguing the benefits of grace And rest — you earned it — plus it's raining, plus it's cold Plus you're forty — plus that shoulder's kind of old But the other guy, the quiet one, he just puts on the shoes Don't argue, don't debate, don't give the bed the news Just laces — double knot — the decision was made Last night when I laid 'em out, the argument was stayed Gym's empty 'cept for Darren, sixty-eight, still strong Says morning, champ — he's been beating me here all along First set is a negotiation, second set's a war By the third I can't remember what the bed was for [HOOK — short, barked] Five A.M., two of me (get up) One says quit, one says we'll see Five A.M., two of me (get up) Every rep's a vote for who I'll be [BEAT SWITCH — darker slower bounce, low deliberate growl] Look — nobody claps for the five A.M. crowd No trophy for the man whose only rival is his doubt But the man who wins at five o'clock, alone, in the rain Walks different through the rest of the day, through the pain Of meetings, of bills, of the phone call he must make He already beat somebody today — make no mistake It was himself — the soft one, the clever one, the voice And tomorrow five A.M. he'll have to beat him twice The same — that's the game, that's the whole membership You don't buy a body, you just practice ownership Darren racks his weights, says same time tomorrow, son And the quiet man says nothing — he just gets it done [BRIDGE — drums pull back, voice low and even] Nobody sees the war that happens before sunrise But the whole day answers to who won it (get up) [HOOK — short, barked] Five A.M., two of me (get up) One says quit, one says we'll see Five A.M., two of me (get up) Every rep's a vote for who I'll be [OUTRO — bass hits slow, voice low] (five A.M.... get up...) Same time tomorrow He'll be there
