WHAT'S THERE TO EAT?
J. Christine Cochran
© 2003, Oh Brother Songs, ASCAP
(all rights reserved)

I turn off the phones
And I isolate
I stay home alone
I stay up too late

I watch all the re-runs
Of my favorite shows
I don’t really think about
The good times I’ll never know

It’s too late to begin—It’s too late to win
It’s not fair—It’s too hard
I never could start
I always start strong—I finish weak
What’s on TV? What’s there to eat?

I see the celebrities
And the lives that they lead
You’d think with all that money
They’d give some to me

I went to rob the liquor store
But they sent me to jail
Compared to all the movie stars
I’m sure my troubles seem pale

(Repeat Chorus)

If life is a sideshow
For the small and the weak
Then who is the barker
For those who won’t speak?

We tally our losses
We fake a few wins
But some would rather fall and freeze on their knees
Than have to yearn and burn again

(Repeat Chorus)