Straighten up, fly right
If you want to get ahead
I don't want to hear
You're just lying in your bed
You've a lot to do
To live up to all you said
Straighten up, fly right
You can relax when you're dead
Don't you dare complain
Be grateful for what you have
I don't want to hear
Anything about you're sad
You should thank me yet
For keeping on what you said
You should listen more
To the reason in your head
Best behavior won't come easy
For a kid with things to do
You're a ticking time bomb waiting
And they're counting down on you
I'm afraid it's time
Doctor Wrong will see you now
You say you're not off
But you've yet to show us how
You could dare compare
Yourself to the sacred cow
I've seen freaks before
But a case like yours can wow
You're a walking mess
No wonder you don't have friends
It's a hurtful means
But it justifies the ends
You should fit the mold
Everybody else does fine
You should listen more
To the critic in your mind
Best behavior won't come easy
For a kid without a brain
You're a ticking land mine waiting
And they're pouring down the rain
No offense to the rejected among you
I'm amazed frankly that you got this far
Take a seat, I'll teach you how to be better
If you're here to be normal then let's start
Erase all of those pesky little interests
Scrub away all the things that make you you
Bend yourself to whatever people want now
Be a doll and do what they tell you to
You'll be more than another little outcast
You'll be loved if you act like what you're not
You can trust in somebody who would hurt you
To be honest just not about a lot
You will understand
What I'm telling you in time
You just have to keep
All these principles in mind
You will have to walk
On a very narrow line
If you want to keep
To the rhythm and the rhyme
You can tell inside
When what you're doing is wrong
Never mind if it
Keeps on ringing for too long
You'll be better off
If you just close up your eyes
You should listen more
To what you've internalized
Best behavior won't come easy
For a kid with things to do
You're a ticking time bomb waiting
And they're counting down on you
Best behavior won't come easy
For a kid without a brain
You're a ticking land mine waiting
And they're pouring down the rain