Do You Want Fries With That?

Music and Lyric by David W. Jacobsen
Copyright 2009 - 2016. All Rights Reserved.

Standing at the counter
How we used to run the show
But the world changed and now we say
Do you want that to stay or to go?
Before the last transaction
When giving the change back
We stop awhile just to ask
Do you want fries with that?

And how the mighty fallen
How we find ourselves brought low
Where once we demanded now it's
Do you want that to stay or to go?
And how empires crumble
Reduced to artifact
The tourists stop and we say
Do you want fries with that?

Things change
We've changed
This is how we are now
This is who we are
And we can't go back

And all the world's burdens
All the fighting and each blow
Seem far away now as we ask
Do you want that to stay or to go?
Where once we lorded over
With nothing did we lack
Reduced now to saying
Do you want fries with that?

And still we look for reasons
For our confidence to grow
But it's hard when you're reciting
Do you want that to stay or to go?
There used to be aggression
But now we must retract
Reduced to meekly asking
Do you want fries with that?

Things change
We've changed
This is how we are now
This is who we are
And we can't go back

And the days all blend together
It's hard when you just know
That each day you'll be repeating
Do you want that to stay or to go?
I'd love to see you baby
But I ain't got time to chat
I'm on my way to where I'll say
Do you want fries with that?

But don't you worry buddy
Cause I've got your back
We're all in this together chanting
Do you want fries with that?

As we keep getting father
On and on down the track
We find our mantra is now
Do you want fries with that?