soap and quarters and bleach and laundry are words i use at the laundromat reading the news and watching the people that s what i do at the laundromat at the laundromat my heart grows fat ah ah as my clothes get dry i stop and sigh ah ah dreaming screaming there s a girl washing her clothes i m in love but nobody knows she looks sixteen or seventeen my mind grows dirty when my clothes get clean she s so young and tall ah ah i m gonna give her my all ah ah dreaming screaming i m not a subtle guy i ll go to her and sigh if i don t see you again my love i must surely die dreaming screaming clothes go round and round and my heart goes up and down she s drying her jeans in separate machines she s loading up her granny cart ah ah goin out the door it s breaking my heart ah ah dreaming screaming