He checked out, gone for good
He checked out without a doubt
Like a regular guy
Like you or me
Unfinished business
His still small voice
Lived and died in his head

No one else could hear when it told him loud and clear
It's check-out time
It's check-out time

He was always good at following directions
He ran them out till the end of the line
He did what he was told
Step by step

He never wondered enough
If it might get wrong
If the voice he heard was a voice of a liar
He took it in stride 'till they told him

It's check out time
Check-out time
Check-out time
Check-out time
Check-out time