It was 7:45...

We were all in line...
to greet the teacher Miss Kathleen.
First was Kevin; then came Lucy; third in line was me.

All of us were ordinary compared to Cynthia Rose.
She always stood at the back of the line,
a smile beneath her nose.

Her favorite number was 20, and every single day
if you asked her what she had for breakfast,
this is what she'd say...

Starfish and coffee
Maple syrup and jam.
Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine.
and a side order of ham.

If you set your mind free, baby,
maybe you'd understand:
Starfish and coffee.
Maple syrup and jam.

Cynthia wore the prettiest dress,
with different color socks.
Sometimes, I wondered if the mates were in her lunchbox...

Me and Lucy opened it, when Cynthia wasn't around...
Lucy cried; I almost died; you know what we found?

Starfish and coffee
Maple syrup and jam.
Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine.
and a side order of ham.

If you set your mind free, baby,
maybe you'd understand:
Starfish and coffee.
Maple syrup and jam.

Cynthia had a happy face...
just like the one she'd draw...
On every wall, in every school...
But it's all right! It's for a worthy cause!

Go on, Cynthia! Keep singin' ...

Starfish and coffee
Maple syrup and jam.
Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine.
and a side order of ham.

If you set your mind free, baby,
maybe you'd understand:
Starfish and coffee.
Maple syrup and jam.