[Verse 1]
If food is the staff of life
Should there be famine, wars and strifes?
For like the ant should man proceed
To fulfill his want and need

[Chorus]
And that is food!
And without it you're in a devastating mood
Oh yes that's food
You better treat it like you know you should
And that is food
And without it you're in a malnutritious mood
Oh yes that's food
You better treat it like you know you should
You better give it just as much as you could

[Verse 2]
If bread is for man to eat
Why should he die from lack of meat?
For in the multitude of wine and laughter
He's suffering from hunger

[Chorus]
From want for food
And without it you're in a devastating mood
Oh yes that's food
You better treat it like you know you should
And that is food
And without it you're in a malnutritious mood
Oh yes that's food
You better treat it like you know you should
You better give it just as much as you could

[Bridge]
Now, if food is the staff of life
Should there be famine, wars and strifes?
For like the ant should man proceed
To fulfill his want and need

[Verse 3]
Now don't forget the Ethiopians
Their afflictions should the world take a lesson from
For if today is for them then tomorrow is for us
For in arms do we put our trust

[Chorus]
Instead of food
And without it you're in a devastating mood
Oh yes that's food
You better treat it like you know you should
And that is food
And without it you're in a malnutritious mood
Oh yes that's food
You better treat it like you know you should

[Outro]
And that is food
And without it you're in a devastating mood
Oh yes that's food
You better treat it like you know you should
And that is food
And without it you're in a malnutritious mood
Oh yes that's food
You better treat it like you know you should