Inside Track
Liner notes
Without wanting to doxx anyone, this was inspired by a friend frequently grumbling about a colleague who brings nothing to the table but drama and incompetence and yet seems to continually fail upwards.You scope out where the power lies
You scan the room and catch the eyes
Of anyone who'll help you rise
It's just a PR exercise
Hands to shake and jokes to crack
To put you on the inside track
Whoa, you don't look back
When you're on the inside track.
Half past ten and in you roll
Insisting you're now in control
You cherry pick the easy wins
And scoot before the work begins
Someone else picks up the slack
When you're on the inside track
Whoa, you don't look back
When you're on the inside track.
Any call that goes your way
Is evidence of perfect play
It's only innocents and fools
Who don't manipulate the rules
You've dice to load and decks to stack
To put you on the inside track
Whoa, you don't look back
When you're on the inside track.
And when your schemes grind to a halt
It's always someone else's fault
Let other people hold the can
When the faeces hit the fan
It's never you that takes the flak
When you're on the inside track
Whoa, you don't look back
When you're on the inside track.