Well it's up in the air, an escalator away    A comma into the phrase, another ticket to pay    Well I can't see where this is goin' again    Because I'm behind with every line that I'm in       Single file    In the pile    Calgon take me away    Smile on an ugly face       While I'm       Waiting in the checkout line    Where I waste my time    Marinade and skip again    I'll be doing fine    In the meantime    'til the next time    I'm waiting in the checkout line       Liquid crystal display    Turning a year and a day    A special light for the blues    On a big holiday       Well I can't see where this is going again    Because I'm dead last with every line that begins    Register's on the edge    With a one-way exchange    Paper or plastic today       While I'm       Waiting in the checkout line    Where I waste my time    Marinade and skip again    I'll be doing fine    In the meantime    'til the next time    I'm waiting in the checkout line       Where I waste my time    Marinade and skip again    I'll be doing fine    In the meantime    'til the next time    'til the next time       Well it's up in the air (In the check-out line)    Where I waste my time, Marinade and skip again    An escalator away (In the check-out line)    Where I waste my time, Marinade and skip again       I'm checking in at the checkout    I boomarang on the dime drop stop    Just passing by    Just passing by