i'm putting on acts.
(putting on acts)
i'm looking to score.
(looking to score)
you be the lady
(you be the lady)
and i'll be the dark horse.
(beauty of georgey horse)
well i fell apart
(doowop doowop ooh)
in the grocery store.
(doowop doowop ooh)
got a sideways glance
(doowop doowop ooh)
from the deli boy.
(doowop doowop ooh)

it must've been the light,
baker girl,
that made you look alright;
while i look like hell.
(whoo!)

checkout line.
the key-lime pie

and walking home alone felt like riding off into the night.
walking home alone felt like riding off into the night.


Lyrics submitted by drawrof

supermarket one song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

2 Comments

sort form View by:
  • 0
    General Comment

    i think this song is about one-night stands with random people; 'the deli boy', 'baker girl'. after each one, you inevitably go home alone and it feels like 'riding off into the night'. as if you're going nowhere, really, since the only satisfaction in one-night stands happens during them, not afterwards. i love the last two lines.

    vulgaron February 14, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i tend to think it's more about this person going to the grocery store looking to score with the baker girl.

    he's putting on his best act but he's just losing it every time when he sees her. and he ends up looking like hell, walking home alone with one of her precious key-lime pies. as that's the best he could do.

    perhaps, though. he does manage to "score" as the last two lines feel right triumphant.

    i believe the deli boy is a love interest of the baker girl, thus the "sideways glance"

    drawrofon February 15, 2007   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines: "Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet" So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other: "I had all and then most of you" Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart "Some and now none of you" Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship. This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Album art
Son Şansın - Şarkı Sözleri
Hayalperest
This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere. In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Album art
When We Were Young
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Album art
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.
Album art
Page
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.