Sunbeams And Some Beans Lyrics - Kimya Dawson

And the weatherman said to my friend, 

"What's your name?" 

My friend said, "Write yours down, mine is almost the same." 

Erase the "S" and "M" in their place put a "G" and "R" 

And an "ND" look at me what's that say 

Then the weatherman stood with his head hung in shame 

He took off his big belt, put it down, turned away 

But my friend said, "Don't leave, I just harvested beets, let's go eat at my place." 

With his mouth full the weatherman stared at his plate 

And he knew it was his heart that made my friend great 

Not his muscles, his money, his job or his name or his fame 

See my friend isn't famous 

He is just a good person who grows what he eats 

And if you have a mouth then he will try to feed you 

And if you are cold he'll put wood in the stove 

Grab a quilt and some warm flannel sheets 

So the Grand Champion called up Sam Champion 

Said, "Let's plant a garden in the heart of this wasteland." 

And Sam said, "Hey man, this'll be breaking news," 

but Grand said, "I won't wait for your camera crews. 

See, I don't do what I do for the glory. 

I do what I do because it's a good story. 

I do what I do because there is a need and a hunger created by corporate greed. 

See there's a surplus of food in this country, 

And nobody should ever go to sleep hungry, 

But that food is kept under lock and key 

Considered a privilege for people with money." 

Then the weatherman dropped to his hands his knees 

With a tear in his eye and unable to speak 

He was driven to action by only compassion 

He dug in the dirt and he planted some beans 

Planted some beans 

Planted some beans 

Planted some beans 

Planted some beans 

Grandma said to me 

If you only have one bean 

And you meet someone with no bean 

You should give them half your bean 

Cause you will be less hungry 

If you eat just half a bean 

Than if you eat a whole bean in front of somebody with no bean.