it s monday morning i m running late there s not a minute to spare mom calls out come on let s go as she finishes drying her hair now i m in my place with a smile on my face just thinking about my day then i think of some things i m supposed to bring and that s when i say dear mom oh by the way i need an orange juice can four cotton balls and six rubber bands and by the way i m an angel for the play i m gonna sing and i need some wings well i guess i ve induced some stress mom s smile begins to fade then she to the kitchen and digs through the trash for the can from the lemonade now i start to protest she s doing her best so then i tried to make it right i say i need everything by 8 15 but i don t need the wings til tonight oh by the way i need and orange juice can if it s lemonade will the teacher understand and by the way they re having meatloaf today if you don t mind a bunch i m gonna need a lunch sometimes i just don t believe how resourceful moms can be she gets the cotton balls and the rubber bands from her vanity i ve got a lemonade can not quite the right brand but mom says it will do then we re out of the door at 7 54 i won t be late for school oh by the way meatloaf is better than it seems and for my lunch mom packed a can of sardines and for the play it s sister s costume from ballet i m gonna sing in her butterfly wings i m gonna sing in her butterfly wings