The Grocery Song Lyrics

The Grocery Song lyrics

My paper cuts have turned maroon 

The color of my bow 

I tied it
like a noose today 

And I almost got sent home 

'Cause I just sack
the groceries here 

And I watch your world go by 

The big black
belt keeps turning 'round 

And that Southern sun is in my eyes 

And
chickens keep on drifting down 

In plastic bags of red 

With turkey
necks and smoked hog jowl 

And none of it looks very dead 



And I'm a vegetarian 

And I'm not from the South 

But if I were
you I'd bury them 

Not put them in my mouth 



But I just sack
the groceries here 

And I watch your world go by 

The big black belt
keeps turning 'round 

And there's something 

Something in my eye 



And Mister is a blind man 

With a smile pure as the Pope 

And as I help him find his way 

He whispers me all his dirty jokes 



He offered me a ruby locket 

One day behind the store 

But
he couldn't make me want it 

'Cause I've heard that on before 



And did I come here to chase the truth 

Or to run away from lies 

The big black belt keeps turning 'round 

And I'm so tired I want to
cry 



But I met Harlan Howard here 

And I smiled at Lee Sklar


And now I'll sit and sneak a beer 

While I sing my songs for these
dusty cars 



'Cause I just sack the groceries here 

And I
watch your world go by 

The big black belt keeps turning 'round 

And maybe so should I