once upon a time, your clothes fit fine
you'd wait till suppertime, then you'd dine...wouldn't you ?
no one called you butterball, cause after all
those folks were all as thin as you
you've turned this all about
cause now your gut is hangin' out
you eat more than allowed, of your weight, you seem proud
and already you are plannin' your next meal

how does it feel ?...how does it feel ?
when your diet is blown...and you're so overgrown
like a boy, big-boned

you're goin' to the best fat camps, all right, good golly
but you know you only felt so abused in it
and nobody has ever taught you to stay away from sweets
and so you found out you're never gonna get used to it
you said you'd never compromise
said diets caused you cramps...but now you realize
you're much fatter than the other guys
and you lie about the vastness of your size
and you tell folks that your problem is no big deal

how does it feel ?...how does it feel ?
when your diet is blown...and you're so overgrown
like a boy, big-boned

you've never lost a pound...you just chow down
on the food that you have found
when your ma came 'round and she'd cook for you
you never understood that it ain't no good
you should eat like other people...now just look at you
you used to have only one course and your abs were flat
you were as limber as an acrobat
ain't it hard when you discover that
you've really gotten good and fat
and maybe a look in the mirror, you should steal

how does it feel ?...how does it feel ?
when your diet is blown...and you're so overgrown
like a boy, big-boned

lately, you've been needled by all the skinny people
they're shrinkin', thinkin' that you must evade
consumin' all kinds of fatty foods and things
and you'd better stop your eatin' flings..you'd better diet, babe
you only seem to be amused
at the people when they nag about the food that you abuse
dinnertime now...ma calls you...you can't refuse
you just keep eatin'...you got tonnage to lose
you're insatiable now...and loose clothing won't conceal

how does it feel ?...how does it feel ?
when your diet is blown...and you're so overgrown
like a boy, big-boned