Story Behind The Song
This is a true story.
Song Description
Every day, a man in his 40s goes to a supermarket and stands in the line of a particular cashier. She's much younger, but he develops a crush on her, and talks to her a little every day. Later on, he fantasizes about what it would be like to be in a relationship with her.
| Song Length |
4:26 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Attracted, Crush, Unrequited Love |
| Similar Artists |
Neil Young, David Gray |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
She was once a cashier
Working down at Sully's South Side Superette.
Number seven register, beside the magazines
Was where they met.
Three years out of high school, and a little boy at home,
Livin' with her mom for now she said.
Working down at Sully's was a temporary thing, she
Always knew where she would rather be instead,
Inside her head.
Oooo oooo ooooo ooooo
Oooo oooo ooooo ooooo...
Twenty years away from her,
He stands in line and waits upon her smile.
When she rings his groceries,
He lingers in the small talk for awhile.
In between the weather and the clever small clichés
He thinks he may hear something more profound.
And when he leaves he takes her vision home inside his head
Where he can make believe his time has come around,
And he has found
Love in a superette.
Love in a superette.
Love in a superette...