Verse 
We slid into the booth the think tank pair,
Menus shining like there's no despair.
Napkins folded into polite observers,
Someone’s late but not the server.
Phone screen glows with the latest fears,
Headlines screaming end-of-the-year.
We order hope with extra cheese,
then wait for the arrival , if you please.

Pre-Chorus
Clinking glasses, raising doubts,
Talking big ‘cause the bill’s not out.
If talk was fuel, we’d light the sky,
One more round before we try.

Chorus
28 Diet Pepsis and a pizza later,
the state of the world has been debated.
Personal views and counter points,
information exchanged and opinions stated.
... and for desert, more about the ill fated.

Verse
Someone quotes a podcast host,
Someone else just shrugs the most.
Global warming, market crash,
Who’s to blame and who’s got cash?
We split the pie like foreign aid,
Argue ‘bout the mess we made.
Every answer sounds so clear,
Right until the waitress nears.

Pre-Chorus
We nod along, we solve it all,
From the corner booth to city hall.
If passion fixed what’s broke inside,
We’d be heroes after tonight.

Chorus
28 Diet Pepsis and a pizza later,
the state of the world has been debated.
Personal views and counter points,
information exchanged and opinions stated.
... and for desert, more about the ill fated.

Bridge
Check comes down like reality,
Sudden hush, just gravity.
We tip our dreams in loose-change form,
Laugh it off, stay nice and warm.
“Same time next month?” was agreed ahead,
Just saving earth between work and bed.

Breakdown
We mean it all, yeah every word,
Even if nothing really stirred.
Still something sparks in shared belief,
Between the crust and minor grief.

Chorus
28 Diet Pepsis and a pizza later,
the state of the world has been debated.
Personal views and counter points,
information exchanged and opinions stated.
... and for desert, more about the ill fated.

Outro
We step outside, the night chill spins,
World unchanged—but we’re still friends.
Maybe that’s how it starts someday,
Over dinner, everyone havin' their say.