In the shadow of new school lunch regulations put in place by the “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010,” a group of high schoolers has now made a parody video that is sweeping the internet. The song, “We Are Hungry” pokes fun at the serious issue many agricultural groups are also speaking up against. They say that the food intake, especially the 2 ounces of meat protein, now limited by the new regulations is not enough to keep children alert and prepared for physical activity.
For more from the USDA on the new regulations, visit http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/Legislation/CNR_2010.htm.
Lyrics to “We Are Hunger” are posted below the video.
Lyrics:
Give me some seconds
I, I need to get some food today
My friends are at the corner store
Getting junk so they don't waste away
My lover ate her 2 grams of meat
Just about to starve
My bread was taken by some school bully
Askin' bout s'more
And i know i gave up on food months ago
I know i'm trying to forget it
But between the milk and feta cheese
The pains in my tummy sing
You know I'm trying hard to find
nourishment
So by the time you go to practice
And you feel like falling down
I'll carry you home
Tonight
We are hungry.
Set the policy on fire
It can burn brighter
Than the sun
Tonight
We are hungry
Set the policy on fire
It can burn brighter
Than the sun
Now i know that this is not
All that you got.
I guess that I,
I just thought maybe we could find a
way not to starve today
But our friends are back
They are filled right up
Cause they found somewhere to find lots of food
Tonight
We are hungry
Set the policy on fire
It can burn brighter
Than the sun
Tonight
We are hungry
Set the policy on fire
It can burn brighter
Than the sun
Crawling home tonight
Just crawling home tonight
Crawling home tonight
Just crawling home tonight;
The cooks are on my side
But I have no energy to run
So will someone come and carry me home tonight
No nourishment arrived
But i can taste mom's meal
So will someone come and carry me home
Tonight
We are hungry
Set the policy on fire
It can burn brighter
Than the sun
Tonight
We are hungry
Set the policy on fire
It can burn brighter
Than the sun
So if by the time that it's all over
And you feel like falling down
I'll carry you home tonight
© Northern Ag Network 2012
Haylie Shipp
