[Verse 1: Electropop female lead, bright and bouncy over the punchy programmed drums] Eleven at night at the grocery on Grand Scrubs still on and a basket in my hand Lane number four where the scanner's always slow And the boy with the key and a name tag saying Joe I could scan it myself, I could do it in a minute But I set my purse down where the bag goes, I'm in it [Pre-Chorus: Electropop female lead] Beep, and the light goes red Beep, and he's shaking his head [Chorus: Electropop female lead] Unexpected item in the bagging area Blinking red light and you're walking my way Unexpected item, and the item is me, babe Please wait for assistance, please stay [Verse 2: Electropop female lead, the rubbery bass bouncing] Monday it's my purse and on Tuesday it's my keys Wednesday it's a lemon that I set down with a squeeze Thursday it's my elbow and I lean on it and grin Friday I just stand there till he has to come on in He swipes his little card and he says have a good night And I'm buying one banana just to stand in his light Four weeks of bananas, I could open up a stand And my kitchen's full of peels and a really bad plan [Pre-Chorus: Electropop female lead] Beep, and the light goes red Beep, and he's shaking his head [Chorus: Electropop female lead] Unexpected item in the bagging area Blinking red light and you're walking my way Unexpected item, and the item is me, babe Please wait for assistance, please stay [Bridge: Electropop female lead, assistance chime, the checkout chime plays the hook melody and she sings on top of it] Please wait for assistance Please wait for assistance Don't remove the item, baby Leave it where it lay [Verse 3: Electropop female lead, the arpeggiated keys climbing] Friday night he's waiting at the end of lane four With a smile on his face that I haven't seen before I set down my banana and the screen goes red But he doesn't swipe the card, he just leans in and says Ma'am, I have to flag you, you've been scanning me for weeks And the light keeps on blinking, and it's blinking on his cheeks Then he punches in a code and the screen says approved With his number on the receipt, now it's my move [Final Chorus: Electropop female lead] Unexpected item in the bagging area Blinking red light and you're walking my way Unexpected item, and the item is me, babe Please wait for assistance, please stay [End]
