Cheese in My Teeth

[Verse 1]
Little mouse in the wall
He hears the plate spin
Sniffs that yellow promise
But the trap just grins

He runs that little wheel
Till his paws go raw
Nibbles at the crumbs
Then the crumbs are gone

[Pre-Chorus]
He keeps the faith
In a squeaky jaw
Chasing the moon
Through the pantry door

[Chorus]
No cheese for me
No cheese for me
I bite the dream
It bites back at me
No cheese for me
No cheese for me
(never for me)

[Verse 2]
And there’s a man at work
With grease on his hands
Clock keeps chewing holes
In his dinner plans

He lifts that heavy box
Lifts it again
Day after day
For a rusted pen

[Pre-Chorus]
He keeps the faith
In a paper chain
Punches the air
Then goes back again

[Chorus]
No cheese for me
No cheese for me
I bite the dream
It bites back at me
No cheese for me
No cheese for me
(never for me)

[Bridge]
Mouse in the corner
Man by the machine
Both of them starving
For a thing unseen
Turn the key
Turn the key
Nothing comes free
Nothing comes free

[Final Chorus]
No cheese for me
No cheese for me
I bite the dream
It bites back at me
No cheese for me
No cheese for me
(never for me)
No cheese for me
No cheese for me
Yeah, nothing for the mouse
Nothing for the man