standing in line at the grocery store it s february as cold as it gets there s a little girl in front of me with no coat on her momma s buying tampons and cigarettes i try to catch her eye give her a smile tell her it s gonna be okay but it might take a while everybody s got something that they re searching for tuesday night standing in line at the grocery store the cashier seemed a little distracted he s staring off into space he s well dressed and handsome fifty something and he seems so out of place he looks like a football coach who just lost his way maybe he drinks too much but who am i to say everybody s got something that they re searching for tuesday night standing in line at the grocery store we all stare at the magazines movie stars and beauty queens everything that we re supposed to be times are hard right now but we all get by somehow up and down the aisles of the american dream everybody s got something that they re searching for tuesday night standing in line at the grocery store everybody s got something that they re searching for tuesday night marching in time standing in line at the grocery store