Back Scratching

Words and music by Briyan Frederick
© Brian F Baker | Pubished by Blind Mime Music, ASCAP
Briyan: guitar, synth, percussion, op-1, sunoai

Back Scratching

Back b-b-b-back
Scratching
As a matter fact
And tact
You won't get better than that
Scratch the post
Who screams the most
Gets scratched the most

Back Scratching
The misinformed are severely lacking
Starving on the street
For lack of scratching
And extra scratch
For b-b-b-back scratching

Back scratching
B-b-b-but that's just me
Built a house of favors, call it reciprocity
Take a little, give a little, see?
Ain't no shame in the game when the back rub’s free

Stroke the ego, grease the wheel
They say it ain't real, b-b-b-but the deal’s still sealed
Handshakes in the dark, whispers in the light
Everybody gotta eat, so they scratch to survive

Back scratching
The underdogs keep hatching
Plans on the low while the big dogs cash in
Who got the most? Who screams the loudest?
Power ain't power if you ain't got the crowd, sis

R-r-rub it right, feel the friction
Loyalty’s a currency, call it addiction
Scratched your name off the list? That’s affliction
Keep the cycle going, that's the system

Back scratching
But that's just me
Standing on the edge where the b-b-b-blind mimes see
Silence in the room, but the echoes speak
Who’s got your back when your back gets weak?