BUDGET GOURMET

Got a sink full of dishes, rent’s already late,

Soup of the evening will be something great!

A hint of last night’s noodles, little garlic in the foam,

I call it “budget gourmet,” welcome to our home.

Add a splash of tap water, let it simmer real slow,

Use a packet of ketchup from a week ago,

Five-star special when the cupboard’s running dry,

Turns out gourmet just means you have to survive!

(Chorus)

We’re cookin’ budget gourmet one bite at a time,

Turnin’ scraps into a meal, that tastes real fine,

Laugh a little louder when the days feel rough,

If it fills you up, budget gourmet’s enough.

Pan on low heat, just stretchin’ what we got,

Bit of this and bit if that in a cracked pot,

No fancy recipe, just a hungry plan,

Make a meal from nothin’if you can't afford a can!

No meat in the pan, so the beans take its place,

Water down the milk just to make it last days,

Trade butter for oil, lean budget gourmet,

Turn scraps to a meal in a makeshift way.

(Pre chorus)

It ain’t five stars, but it does get us through,

When the wallets empty and the rent is due.

Maybe turn this struggle to a cookbook someday,

It will be a top seller called,

"Budget Gourmet!"

Recipe’s simple when you’re scraping the end,

Use what you got, make it last, make it blend,

Be smart with what you have, that’s how you play,

Turn a low-budget meal to a budget gourmet.

(Bridge)

When the lights burn low and the hunger bites,

You learn how to stretch through the longest nights,

Every scrape and stir’s just a quiet fight,

Keep the flame alive till it turns out right.

(Chorus)

We’re cookin’ budget gourmet one bite at a time,

Turnin’ scraps into a meal, that tastes real fine,

Laugh a little louder when the days feel rough,

If it fills you up, budget gourmet’s enough.

It ain’t five stars, but it does get us through,

When the wallets empty and the rent is due.

Maybe turn this struggle to a cookbook someday,

It will be a top seller called,

"Budget Gourmet!"