Nellie McKay

Waiter

Nellie McKay


Oh waiter bring me my check soon
I have a hectic schedule 
I'm saddened by the news that we won 
I wonder what I'd say to the bomb 

Where are you now 
Where are you going 
Do you mind 
And do you care 
That you will die 
Do you despair 
And do you allow 
For what you are choking 
Do you know 
Just what you do 
The fickle snow 
It's cuz of you 

[chorus]
Waiter 
I need my change I need it now sooner not 
Later
It may seem strange but have you seen the paper
Maybe it's victory 
Maybe it's history 
Maybe it's you 

The scuds drop down like butterflies 
They're loved and round and very wise 
They're just like you and me 
As they tend 
Their incandescent need for a friend 

Where are they now 
Where are they headed 
Do they see 
The little ones 
And do they flee 
Or do they run 
And do they feel proud 
As they are embedded 
Do they ask 
Or do they tell 
To mask the fact 
They're going to hell

[chorus]
Waiter 
I need my change I need it now sooner not 
Later
It may seem strange but have you seen the paper
Maybe it's erotic
Maybe it's despotic
Maybe it's you 

Waiter 
I need my change I need it now sooner not
Later
It may seem strange but have you seen the paper
Maybe it's victory
Maybe it's history
Maybe it's you
Nothin could be finer than to be in Carolina in the mornin