Ph: Song: Damn Girl! Poem by Brian Johnston
Ph: Song: Damn Girl!
Chorus 1:
Damn girl,
If you need some grease,
Why can't you just
Squeak a little,
Squeak a little? (1)
Take time,
Let the voices cease,
Your life adjust,
Breathe a little,
Breathe a little!
Squeaky wheel will always get the grease they say,
Never has to wait until the end of day,
Somehow there are people who can never learn,
World just doesn't stop while you await your turn.
Chorus 2:
Damn girl
If you need some grease
Vanity disgrace
And squeak a little.
Squeak a little,
Take time
Till the voices cease
Give yourself some space
And breathe a little
Breathe a little
Cannot find your voice, afraid to lose your cool,
Lessons they forgot somehow to teach in school.
‘Trying hard' it seems is never good enough ,
‘Doing' is what shows folks that you've got the stuff.
Chorus 3:
Damn girl
If you need some grease
Let that be alright
Why not squeak a little.
Squeak a little,
Take time
Till the voices cease
And you see some light
Why not breathe a little
Breathe a little
If you don't have answers well it's just poor you
Sitting in your chair when all the dancing‘s through,
Sure ‘nough little girl a lottery's your chance,
Only way in Hell that you will get to France.
Chorus 4:
Damn girl
If you need some grease
Why can't you just
Squeak a little.
Squeak a little,
Take time
Till the voices cease
Don't you go bust
Breathe a little
Breathe a little
Inner adult free now and can be quite wild,
Baby-sitter dead now for your inner child,
Grand prize may not be the way you want to go,
Happiest are people just content to show….(2)
Chorus 5
:
Damn girl
If you need some grease
Let that be OK
And squeak a little.
Squeak a little,
Take time
Till the voices cease
Sample life's bouquet
And breathe a little
Breathe a little
Sept.6,2014
Poet's Notes:
(1) ‘a squeaky wheel gets the grease' - means that when a wheel on a car or bicycle starts to get noisy (squeaky) the owner knows that its bearing is dry and needs lubrication so he takes care of this problem right away. The human parallel for the rest of us is that when you need something from someone, we should not assume that they will see your problem and fix it right away. It is much better to tell them about the problem yourself (squeak a little) so that the problem is addressed more quickly.
(2) ‘show' - means to do well, get a blue ribbon perhaps for excellence, but not be the best. Those who have to be the best at something, frequently let other things in their lives slide, i.e., they go for ‘flash' and not for ‘quality of life.'
I got the idea for the chorus of this song while listening to Country Music in a bar in Blunt, SD. My country music loving bartender/waitress liked the 'squeaky wheel' idea so I went home and wrote the song.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/4/2024 7:59:48 PM # 1.0.0.1119
I like your poem/song a lot. Good advice for many people, if you don't do something to make people notice you, life could just pass you by, missing 'life's bouquet.' I think it could make a nice song, all you need is some good music, and a singer. When I was young, my goal was to not be noticed. I was never the squeaky wheel, I tried silence. It didn't work, I still got far more attention than I wanted. Silence apparently became a squeaky wheel for me. Now I'm certainly not as silent as I used to be, but I still don't like too much attention. And I believe I've already won my lottery and have gone way past France, so not being the squeaky wheel works for me. While I once would have been more than content to just show or even less, I believe I have won far more than 1st place. Darla :)