Roast Beef

He had roast beef for his last meal

His brothers went to market and to home

He was cut off from his family

Because he wanted to find freedom on his own

He saw his big chance for an escape

In helicopter rotating blades

And said goodbye to the pigsty

Quick as a guillotine he was gone

All his brother's jealous hearts were broken

'Cause something was afoot there in that shoe

But they all stuck together

'Cause there's nothing they could do

He went from right there in the middle

To smack dab in the center of attention

He was picked up, he was cradled

He was given his own freezer bag to live in

And for the first time in his long life

He felt the sunshine on every side

So he set sail like a hangnail

And waved back to the shore goodbye

His brothers always said it was so crowded

Well maybe now they'd finally have some space

But they were out of balance there without him in his place

So he came back from vacation

Out of family obligation

And rejoined with those four vandals

For the sake of wearing sandals

Now we can't say he did not try

He gave up all his chances to be free

But once you've felt that kind of sunshine

You can't go back to the way you used to be

So when I look down and remember

Something's missing in the middle

May it always be a symbol

One day that will be me