Under the white light of the cafeteria
She hands the beef lasagna
To the second grader
Who spits onto the beef lasagna
Behind the counter
She begins to wonder:
When did my dreams die?
Where did my life go?
But Ms. Dolores
If you were gone
Who would feed the children?
How would they get nourishment?
Oh Ms. Dolores, recognize the importance of your role
Oh Ms. Dolores, go and wipe that frown from under your mole
One lunchtime
The kids are in line
Expecting to dine
But there's an issue inside the kitchen
Tiny bodies
Were collapsing
Out of starvation
'Cause Dolores is missing in action
She's at home on Cherry Street
A-weeping softly under her sheets
Thinking I could've been an actress
Or I could've been a stewardess
I coulda been a million things
Besides a school lunch lady
Serving children that don't think to thank me
But Ms. Dolores
When you were gone
No one fed the children
No one got nourishment
Please Ms. Dolores, recognize the importance of your role
Please Ms. Dolores, go and wipe that frown from under your mole
Someday soon
She enters the lunchroom
And every elementary schooler
Runs to the door to greet her
Wrapping their limbs 'round Dolores
They tell her they missed her
They tell her they love the way she prepares sloppy joes
And now she knows
Ms. Dolores has recognized the importance of her role
Ms. Dolores is wearing a smile underneath her mole
Long-running underground rocker Brian Vanderwerf is the heart and soul of these gritty songs that capture the scruffy spirit of the ’70s. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2022
heartbroken bc it looks like the vinyl for this one isn't available anymore, I'm obsessed with The Thunder Answered Back and I'd absolutely lose it if I could play it analog Marielle Madden