Big Kid, Big Fingers, Big Fries
I was a little kid, just yesterday
Eating food at my favorite Tex-Mex place
I would sit in the booth as the waiter would say
“Hey sweetie, what would you like today?”
Mini quesadillas would be nice
And your best juice box would suffice
From a smaller menu, for a smaller price
Little kid, little fingers, little fries
Somehow, overnight, I grew two feet
I’m taller, I’m stronger, isn’t that neat?
Did you hear that grumble? Oh, I gotta eat!
If I finish my food, can I get a treat?
I want to go to my favorite place
C’mon, I’m hungry, let’s get on our way
Go, go, go, let’s make it a race!
Time for some more Tex-Mex today
I wait in the booth for the waiter to say
“Hey sweetie, what would you like today?”
I wait in the booth with a smile on my face
For the menu with crayons and a maze
But to my complete and utter surprise
I’m handed a menu of a much bigger size
I say it’s a mistake to which the waiter denies
Big kid, big fingers, big fries
She says, “It’s a big menu for a big girl”
So I grab the menu, give it a twirl
Fries that are straight and fries with curls
So many options, I might just hurl
I still don’t know if I heard her right
Can I rewind, back to last night?
Because last night I was smaller in height
Man, I grew at the speed of light
As I look at my life in review
I wish I had known how fast I grew
I’d realize the time is now to pursue
Whatever dreams before away they flew