We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Free Food Bar

from Voices from the Other Side by Sandy Cash

/

about

What happens when your adult kids come home and raid the refrigerator?

lyrics

The different tastes my children had
Were plain as plain could be
Especially at mealtimes they agreed to disagree
Child A was vegetarian
Veggies drove child B to tears
And C survived on cornflakes for at least eleven years
Child D – who liked things fancy – had a preference as well
He dreamed of gourmet restaurants with the poshest clientele
But ever since they moved out
Seem’s the fight’s come to an end
Cuz whenever they feel strapped for cash on this you can depend

What do you do
When the rent is coming due
And you spent a bit too much down at the bar
That little dress in black
Looked too good there on the rack
Hey everybody needs some R & R
It’s so good to know
You’ve got a place to go
Where the back door is always left ajar
It’s Mom’s whistle-stop, delicious, short order, nutritious
Free Food Bar.

Yes, young folks today
Must learn to pay their way
But some may find old habits tough to break
The meals they can afford
Can leave ‘em mighty bored
When the folks’ freezer is stocked with T-bone steak

It’s so good to know
You’ve got a place to go
Where the back door is always left ajar
It’s Mom’s whistle-stop, delicious, short order, nutritious
Lip-smackin’, flap jackin’
Free Food Bar.

You’d think some angry words would have been spilt
To give the kids a proper sense of guilt
But that loyalty parental
Has a power fundamental
The need to feed out kids got civilization built

When the numbers don’t add up
There’s a place to dine and sup
Where the owners keep their cool about the tab
To satisfy their wishes
Just declare you’ll do the dishes
And take the garbage out for Mom and Dad

It’s so good to know
You’ve got a place to go
Where the back door is always left ajar
It’s Mom’s whistle-stop, delicious,
short order, nutritious
Lip-smackin, flap jackin,
Rest a while, home style
No beatin’ good eatin’
On your mark, a la carte
What’s for dinner, Mom’s a winner
Free Food Bar.

credits

from Voices from the Other Side, released January 1, 2012
Words and music © Sandy Cash, Bud-Man Music, BMI

Guitar: Lazer Lloyd
Arranged, recorded, and produced by David Epstein

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Sandy Cash image

Sandy Cash Israel

From the Midwest to the Middle East, American-born singer-songwriter Sandy Cash is a musical storyteller whose thoughtful – and theatrical – performance style is rooted in the songs on which she grew up back in her native Detroit.

Sandy draws on history and present-day politics, while exploring themes such as the sustaining love of family, a commitment to community, and a healthy sense of humor. ... more

contact / help

Contact Sandy Cash

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Sandy Cash, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featured guests are the golden-voiced Baby Rose and psyche soulsters Brainstory.
listen now