Squeaky Wheel

You got to look, yeah, it's clear as could be

Young fellas always wear their parts on their sleeve

Take what you're feelin', take it from me

And stuff it where the sun don't shine

You really put yourself out on a limb

Right smack-dab in the center of attention

You're a balloon in a room full of pins

And your altitude's on the decline

You've got feelings, that's bad news

Printed in bold all over you

Stop the presses, shut it down

Before the story's circulating all over town, oh

Don't be the squeaky wheel

Steer clear of banana peels

Don't make a spectacle, be a respectable employee

You see, it's because we're both over the stage

Folks like you ought to act their age

Squeaky wheels don't get the grease, they get fired!

Two hundred people stuffed into a train procession

Slinging tickets in the midst of a depression

Some days we eat, some days we don't, it begs the question

What would it take to blow the whole thing up?

Maybe some idiot from humpty-dump Connecticut

Who gets it in his head to take a swing 'fore the fence is hit

Doesn't take a doctorate in physics or arithmetic

To see how you could get the rest of us screwed

Don't be the squeaky wheel

Don't spoil a steady meal

Think of the rest of us

Don't make a mess of this

Whole damn thing

Be grateful!

You're well-employed in a well-oiled machine

Bite the hand that feeds you and it's bound to get mean

Squeaky wheels don't get the grease

They drive the whole train off of the tracks

Squeaky wheels don't get the grease

They get sacked!

Marlena has a way of taming what could explode

But there's powder leaking out of a keg, it's ready to blow!

And you're playin' with fire, kiddo

But you ain't the only one who will burn

So, if not for us, then for Marlena's sake, Jake

Give her some space, okay?

I won't be the squeaky wheel

I'll keep an even keel

Just be professional

Only discretion'll

Guide my steps

We mean it!

I didn't mean to be the cause of concern

Just don't play with fire and you won't get burned

Squeaky wheels ain't worth the toil, they get—

Squeaky wheels don't get the goil, they get—

Squeaky wheels don't get the oil, they get gone