The Summer Place lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
She's been afraid of the Cuisinart since 1977
Now when she opens up the house
Well, she won't set foot in the kitchen
Her brother's dating an architect
They're coming up for the weekend
He never gave her the proper respect
But she still meets the ferry to greet them
Oh, at the summer place
We've got the space if you've got the time
And the summer place is so far away
It's another state of mind
Mind, mind, mind
She ran away back in '78
Just down the beach to the neighbors
They brought her back after sunset
But dad sad "Don't do me any favors"
Her mom would sit on the pateo
She said she needed the sea air
She'd drink a fifth of Seagrams
And then she'd sink down into her deck chair
Oh, at the summer place
We've got the space if you've got the time
And the summer place is so far away
It's another state of mind
Mind, mind, mind
At 15 shoplifting
Was the only game she liked to play
At 40 she's still bored
She thinks about it then decides to pay
And still she can't help feeling
Those good old days don't seem so far away (seem so far away)
But should just yesterday
She took a handful of mushrooms
That she got from a surfer
She spent a night in a hospital room
So the doctors could observe her
Oh, at the summer place
We've got the space, you should drop on by
At the summer place the injuries fade
But the memories last a lifetime
Lifetime, lifetime, lifetime
Richie And Ruben lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
They opened up a bar called "Living Hell"
Right from the start it didn't go too well
They didn't have the vibe or quite the right clientele
They bought a velvet rope and the door man laughed
They got robbed blind by half the wait staff
Six short weeks and they were forced to sell
Richie and Ruben
Don't know what they're doin'
Richie and Ruben
Are both a little out of their minds
Don't give 'em a dime
They'll blow through your dough
Just like they blew through mine
A-whoa a-a-o
Whoa-o a-a-o
Where did the money go?
Where did the money go?
They opened a boutique they called "Degree"
Together with some kid from F.I.T.
Though later it turned out he never quite
Got his degree
Eleven hundred bucks for a ripped up shirt
That came pre-stained with bleach and black dirt
Seemed just a little bit
Too steep to me - e - e - - e - e
Richie and Ruben
Don't know what they're doin'
Richie and Ruben
Are both a little out of their minds
Don't give 'em a dime
They'll blow through your dough
Just like they blew through mine
And ever since the seventh grade
They've been sayin that "we've got it made"
And I haven't gotten paid
Gotten paid at all
A-whoa a-a-o
Whoa-o a-a-o
Where did the money go?
Where did the money go?
Richie and Ruben
Don't know what they're doin'
Richie and Ruben
Are both a little
They're both a little
They're both a little
Out of their minds
Acela lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
There's a train on a track
Painted silver, blue and black
Heading to Massachusetts
And then it's coming back
And it's entertaining by New Haven
Once you've had yourself a drink or two, ooh ooh
All alone on the Acela
Tell me baby, where the hell are you?
(Acela)
Ooh ooh
(Acela)
There's a girl on the train
Leaning on a window pane
Reading People Magazine
Just to help turn off her brain
And I swear I caught her staring at me
Maybe I've been staring at her too, ooh ooh
Shot to hell on the Acela
Just as well, there's nothing else to do
(Acela)
Ooh ooh
(Acela)
When they called "All aboard"
You were nowhere to be found
Though you swore you were sure
You'd come with me out of town
And I looked in all the stars
I looked in Hudson News
Searched for any sign of you
But you had not left any clues
I was so confused
What was I supposed to do?
Now the world is a blur
And the engine starts to purr
And we're flying through Road Island
The conductor calls me
"Sir, for your information it's a station at about 11:22", ooh ooh
Got to get the next Acela
Got to make my way back home too
Got to get the next Acela
Got to get myself back home to you
(Acela, Acela)
Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Staring at the sun
With no pants on
High round and rosy
She thinks she knows me
Fighting off a cold
Murdering a campfire song
Spitting in the wind
From out a fast train
Or on a causeway
Trying to catch a bus
Swear I gotta move
Sufferin' the radio crime
So whistle in the sweet pine trees
The imaginary airport breeze
It flickers and flows
Fans fires in the road and
All we want to do is go home
Someone's gonna break your heart
One cold gray morning
But she sings:
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-whoa
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-whoa
Should we take this town?
Do we want to
Tear the whole thing down
Paint the rubble all tangerine
Shimmer in the gas main fires
We don't promise and we tell no lies
Learn to paddle when the waters rise
Melancholy comes like the robin at your window
Whistle in the sweet pine trees
The imaginary airport breeze
It flickers and flows
Fans fires in the road and
All we want to do is go home
Someone's gonna break your heart
One cold gray morning
The kids sing:
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-whoa
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-whoa
And the traffic goes round and round
Swallowing the road and spitting out clouds
And the spirit she hides on a damp path of moss and stone
From a fear we are born with and never outgrow
And what else you can keep
Your American cash and smile
And the suits sing:
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-whoa
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-whoa
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-whoa
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-whoa
(Someone's gonna break your heart)
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-whoa
(Someone's gonna break your heart)
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-whoa
(Someone's gonna break your heart)
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Oh-whoa-oh
Whoa-oh-whoa
Action Hero lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Sometime after sunset
He is on his hands and knees
He is searching for his keys
At a small Vietnamese place
On East 11th Street
His daughters both at once say
Can we just get going please?
As his wife begins to sneeze
And his son is throwing peas
And eating with his feet
He's an action hero
And he should be fighting crime
Leaping between the buildings
And racing against time
He's an action hero
He's an action hero
In his mind
He drops by Mount Sinai
Where they're running through some tests
And they've taped things to his chest
And they're all doing their best
To make him feel at ease
The doctor says it's really just
An educated guess
I suggest you get some rest
Try to cut back on the stress
Cause I don't like what I see
But the action hero
Swears he feels just fine
He's got to finish saving
The world for all mankind
He's an action hero
He's an action hero
And he's racing against time
He's racing against time
There goes the action hero
He's racing against time
A Dip In The Ocean lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
It's you and me on a beach
In 1998
Leaning into the breeze
From the willows
And rhythm and grace are reborn in this place
I'm assured the procedure is painless
The taxicab with no brakes
Around the mountain pass
Keep your head in your hands
If anybody asks
What you mean when you were picking a fight
You were only complimenting the waitress
Give us a room with a mountain view
A tiny cabana by the water
Yeah, by the water
And I got a rental for an hour or two
For a ride up the coast and a dip in the ocean
The waterfront is alight
With citronella flame
Tourists flashing the night
From the grottoes
And gathering now on the heel-worn planks
For a drunken promenade or a mambo
And lovers paddle a boat
On the molten bay
Veering into the reeds
On a ripple
And playing it cool in a bar by the pool
With a Caribbean Kiss Amaretto
Give us a room with a mountain view
A tiny cabana by the water
Yeah, by the water
And I got a rental for an hour or two
For a ride up the coast and a dip in the ocean
Get a load of the light in the trees
And the sweet decay on the maritime breeze
The sun's hitching on a weather balloon
And the heat off the tarmac
Burning a hole in a gold afternoon
Give us a room with a mountain view
A tiny cabana by the water
Yeah, by the water
And I got a rental for an hour or two
And a bottle in a cooler
Maps and a big brown towel
It's a beater but today will do
For a ride up the coast and a dip in the ocean
Cold Comfort Flowers lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Peace sign on the window
Japanese car
You will remember the pap on the radio
Big blue policeman says stay where you are
Surrender your Chinese arms
Rock show Romeo
Black and white shoes
Strawberry haircut, in fist-pumping prime
Scrape off the dross, keep what you can use
And leave the weaker ones behind
They step outside to step out slow
In vain trying to find a hole they can't outgrow
They evolve in time
Wind finely on the vine
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
An unwelcome fate
May ferry all away
But cold comfort flowers
Will bloom and decay
Pink clouds, summer sorrow
Oceanside swales
If you don't feel pretty
With your face in the tide
Well, file your complaint in weary detail
And tell the little people you tried
They step outside to step out slow
In vain trying to find a hole they can't outgrow
They evolve in time
Wind finely on the vine
Climbing toward the spots in the sun
An unwelcome fate
May ferry all away
But cold comfort flowers
Will blossom and fade
A Road Song lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
We're still in Wisconsin as far as I know
Today was Green Bay and tomorrow Chicago
Wish I was lying, but there isn't much to report
My phone is dying, so I've got to keep it short
I just wanted to say hey
I've been writing you a road song
It's a cliché, but hey
That doesn't make it so wrong
And in between the stops at the Cracker Barrel
And forty movies with Will Ferrell
I need some way to occupy my time
So I'm writing you a road song
I sure hope you don't mind
I bought you a light blue T-shirt last night
From some band I couldn't stand
But their logo's alright
Some kid threw a bottle on stage
He had an arm like a pro
I know it's getting late
I guess I should let you go
But did I happen to say hey?
I've been writing you a road song
Don't run away, 'cause hey
I promise it won't be too long
I know it's not what you call necessary
And I know that I'm no Steve Perry
But even if you roll your eyes and groan
I'm still writing you a road song
That you can call your own
Workingman's Hands lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
He can knock down the wall
Build it up strong
Set the flagstones in a path
With a nail and a hammer
Barrow and saw
See about the hole in the roof
And the gathered all breathe
A sigh of relief
At completion of a well-laid plan
It's wearing the day long
And breaking the skin
In the palms of the workingman's hands
Let the tool do the work
Pull and don't push
Drag that wagon over the hill
Measure twice and cut once, son
Clear the felled brush
Edge around the gardens and walks
On a shiny John Deere
Will he reappear
With a power drill and a paintbrush
And a chip on his shoulder
As wide as a barn
And as hard as the workingman's hands
Now your Uncle John walked
A mile to school
In a storm and it was uphill both ways
Oh, you save your money for a hole in the ground
A black car and a long wall of roses
And the gathered all breathe
A sigh of relief
At completion of a well-laid plan
It's wearing the day long
And breaking the skin
In the palms of the workingman's hands
Now the old iron gate
Could use some fresh paint
Hate To See You Like This lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Come on girl
You're not even trying
Your place is a mess
And all your plants are dying
You're lying around in those sweatpants
You're staring off into the distance
Come on give me a kiss
I hate to see you like this
I hate to see you like this
Ah ah ah ah
I hate to see you like this
I don't know
What's going on in your head now
But I think it's time
You got on up out of bed now
Let's get your phone reconnected
Let's get this room disinfected
Come on give me a kiss
I hate to see you like this
I hate to see you like this
Ah ah ah ah
I hate to see you like this
You know whatever's on your mind
It's gonna work itself out over time
But it's never gonna get much better
If you don't make a little effort
Just a little effort
Come on girl
Let's pull it together
You can't just watch informercials forever
If you need a hand
Why don't you take mine?
Let's get you out
Into the sunshine
Come on give me a kiss
I hate to see you like this
I hate to see you like this
Ah ah ah ah
I hate to see you like this
Radio Bar lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
We used to sit in the corner
Listening to The Joker
They were playing it over and over
Every night at the Radio Bar
Hey Wendy what are you thinking?
Hey Jason you know what I'm drinking
We were sinking lower and lower
Every night at the Radio Bar
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Every night at the Radio Bar
We got some big things brewing
What does it look like we're doing?
We'll get to 'em sooner or later
Not tonight at the Radio Bar
But if you're ready, willing and able
We can pass out here on a table
Beats sitting home watching cable
Get some rest at the Radio Bar
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Get some rest at the Radio Bar
I've got to check my messages
Who's got a dime?
At four they lock all the doors
And there's nowhere to go
And we got nothing but time
They put our song in the jukebox
It was a hit with the drunk jocks
Even the guys with the dreadlocks
Sang along at the Radio Bar
One night there was a girl there
For some reason she pulled up her chair
She said why don't we go somewhere
So I passed her her coat
That was all that she wrote
That was it for the Radio Bar
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
That was it for the Radio Bar
Firelight Waltz lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
All the hard-drinking stiffs
Are asleep on their cots
And fog's in barrels on Totten Pond Road
And the sots who remain
Strike matches and crane
Cause they can't make their way in the dark
It's a hard parlor game
Playing miscues and pratfalls for laughs
From sad sacks and fairweather friends
You don't have to catch on
Lay it out and be gone
There's a calm's been a long time coming
Mary oh Mary go find the light
Take a hit from your whiskey and stumble inside
It's a tune from your childhood and a soft yellow moon
And the firelight is just right for dancing
Like the cruel April air
Plays muse to the hopeless
And the storms coax sunflowers from mossy old hills
May this song find you there
In your embroidered chair
With your afghan and warm Darjeeling
Mary oh Mary go find the light
Take a hit from your whiskey and stumble inside
It's a tune from your childhood and a soft yellow moon
And the firelight is just right for dancing
Cemetery Guns lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Elizabeth
That thundercloud is creeping up the Empire Hill
There's shadows on the overpass
And puddles in the old dirt path
Peoria
Lay silent still in the belly of the overgrown
All quiet on the open plain
Footprints to the family plot
Where evermore will restless sorrow sleep
In a broken heap
Cemetery Guns go bang bang bang
Shooting all the sky full of holes
Twenty-one times in row
For the blue war widow in the gray raincoat
On the green grass down below
Elizabeth
Our fathers came and settled where the ground was flat
Drew water from the Indian wells
Cut timber from the rolling fells
Grandaddy-o
Bled hearth and home for oiling the company gears
No rest for the errant ones
Godspeed their reckless sons
Who evermore play their forefathers' hands
On the foreign sands
Cemetery Guns go bang bang bang
Shooting all the sky full of holes
Twenty-one times in row
For the blue war widow in the gray raincoat
On the green grass down below
Song Of The Passaic lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
The rivers run and none shall know
How long their waters yet may flow
We read the record of the past
While time withholds the future cast
Yet in their flowing to the sea
The rivers fill their destiny
And to the measure of their lays
Run on and on through endless days
And in the rise
The light and glow
Of grand old rivers in their flow
From distant hills through dales and lea
The fair passaic seeks the sea
The fair passaic seeks the sea
And overhead in arch of stone
There flows a tide so slow and prone
To will of men whose genius planned
A waterway that runs through land
Until its slow and lazy tide
O'erflows its banks on either side
And vaste expanse of wasteland fills
With ooze of water at its wilt
And in the rise
The light and glow
Of grand old rivers in their flow
From distant hills through dales and lea
The fair passaic seeks the sea
The fair passaic seeks the sea
The Story In Your Eyes lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
I've been thinking about our fortune
And I've decided that we're really not to blame
For the love that's deep inside us now
Is still the same
And the sounds we make together
Is the music to the story in your eyes
It's been shining down upon me now
I realize
Listen to the tide slowly turning
Wash all our heartaches away
We're part of the fire that is burning
And from the ashes we can build another day
But I'm frightened for your children
That the live that we are living is in vain
And the sunshine we've been waiting for
Will turn to rain
Listen to the tide slowly turning
Wash all our heartaches away
We're part of the fire that is burning
And from the ashes we can build another day
But I'm frightened for the children
That the live that we are living is in vain
And the sunshine we've been waiting for
Will turn to rain
When the final line is over
It's certain that the curtain's gonna fall
I can hide inside your sweet sweet love
For ever more
Someone To Love lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Seth Shapiro got his law degree
He moved to Brooklyn from Schenectady, '93
Got some clients in the food industry
He says it's not the money, it's the recipes
He calls his mom, says he's doing fine
She's got somebody on the other line
Puts Coldplay on, pours a glass of wine
Curls up with a book about organized crime
When it's late, and it's hot
And a date with the Late Show's all that you've got
Don't give out, don't give up
One of these nights you might find someone to love
Beth McKenzie got the job of her dreams
Retouching photos for a magazine aimed at teens
It's Thursday night she should be out on the scene
But she's sitting at home watching "The King of Queens"
There's something wrong that she can't describe
She takes the contacts out of her eyes
Sets the alarm for 6:45
So she can get a little exercise
When it's late, and it's hot
And an hour in the shower is the best that you've got
Don't give out, don't give up
One of these nights you might find someone to love
And you're not the only one who's lonely
Seth Shapiro is trying in vain
To hail a taxi in the morning in the pouring rain
Beth McKenzie sees one just up ahead
She cuts in front of him and leaves him for dead
92 Subaru lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
I bought a car of couple of ladies way off state
Took of the greenpeace sticker in the middle Hempshire plates
My friends are saying that I may have made a mistake but I
I tell'em to have a little faith now fellas just you wait
Put in the new shocks and the anti-light brakes
One touch ignition for a convenience sake
And when I'm through it's gonna look and run better than new
So baby don't make a move
Because I'm coming for you
I'm coming for you
You better make way 'cos I'm coming through
In my late 92 baby-blue subaru
My cousin kerry is taking a look at the transmition
Putting in a lime green plasma screen television
Seats feel like leather, you can't even tell that they're fake
And I only got a couple easy payments lef to make
Just a little alcohol in the glove compartiment minibar
Open up the moon-roof so we sit back and watch the stars
Oh yes and the GPS so I always know where you are
So baby don't go too far
Because I'm coming for you
I'm coming for you
You better make way 'cos I'm coming through
In my late 92 baby-blue subaru
Pumping in are some trip from some swiss mountain
Alarm system so confusing we can't even get in
This thing is a beast value will only increase
In negotiating terms I'm pissing in middleast
There's only three of it's kind they're easy to find
Got people waiting in line to pay me double for mine
So baby just let me now
Are you ready to go?
C'mon sugar let's roll
You know I'm coming for you
That's what I'm gonna do
You better make way 'cos I'm coming through
In my
You know I'm coming for you
Baby now it's true
You better make way 'cos I'm coming through
In my late 92 baby-blue subaru
Yolanda Hayes lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Quarter to three
At the DNV
That's when I saw her
She didn't see me
Behind window bee
Explaining patiently
How she needs to see
Six forms of ID
Oh tell me now
Who do you love
Who do you love
Who can you trust with your love these days
Yolanda Hayes
Quarter to four
The line's still out the door
I can see in her eyes
She's heard it all before
She's looking allright
Despite the bright from restroom lights
And I wonder she's like
When she gets home at night
Oh tell me now
Who do you love
Who do you love
Who can you trust with your love these days
Yolanda Hayes
Yolanda Hayes
Yolanda Hayes
Yolanda Hayes
It occurs to me
Suddenly
She's been here for an eternity
The hours pass, the days go by
But has anybody
Really try
To cross that line
To get inside?
A little more time
And now the girl is mine
I hit her with
My very best pick up line
She puts down my file
Stares at me awhile
And I swear I see her
Crack a little smile
Oh tell me now
Who do you love
Who do you love
Who can you trust with your love these days
Oh tell me now
Who do you love
Who do you love
Who can you trust with your love these days
Yolanda Hayes
Yolanda Hayes
Yolanda Hayes
Yolanda Hayes
Traffic And Weather lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
5:40
Channel Six news team
Breaking story bout a get-rich-quick scheme
One anchor turns and faces the other
Says it's time that I made you my lover
Oooh we belong together
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Oooh we belong together
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Every twenty we got business reports
We're gonna take a break and then we're right back with sports
Hey Dan I like those shorts
I've never seen em before
I'd like em even more Lying on my bedroom floor
Don't run away baby, hear what I say
You know I sit here reading to you day after day
Don't be scared, sit back down in your chair
All I want to do is Just stroke your hair
Oooh we belong together
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Oooh we belong together
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Chuck Scarborough turns to Sue Simmons
Says sugar you don't know what you're missin'
Oooh we belong together
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Oooh we belong together
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Like traffic and weather
Fire In The Canyon lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
There's fire in the canyon
Rain on the plain
And an eerie kind of sadness
On the highway today
Was it driving together
That drove us apart
Or did we change direction
Chasing arrows and hearts
We've been wandering alone such a long time
Lose our way as we go town to town
Believe us to be born into a path straight and narrow
On every crooked road we travel down
And I'm checking out the road signs
Highway hotels
And their air-conditioned cable-ready cold padded cells
And we read them like stories
In trash magazines
We ain't really sure what it means
We've been wandering alone such a long time
Lose our way as we go town to town
Believe us to be born into a path straight and narrow
On every crooked road we travel down
Well I'll ride this motorway
For a thousand miles a day
Til the road runs out of blacktop
Or I will this world away
And each town is steeped in rain
And I know each one by name
Cause this road is wrapped around me
And I wear it like a chain
We've been wandering alone such a long time
Lose our way as we go town to town
Believe us to be born into a path straight and narrow
On every crooked road we travel down
Believe us to be born into a path straight and narrow
On every crooked road we travel down
This Better Be Good lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
I saw you holding hands
With some guy wearing light blue Dockers pants
And I thought that I might just give you a chance to explain
What the hell is in your brain
You know you pretend you're going to Sea Bright
For the long weekend but something don't seem right
And your best friend Renee keeps on saying she saw you at the Gap with somebody in a baseball cap
And you know
This better be good
This better be good
Yeah, this better be good now baby
Cause you sure don't act like you should
This better be good
Good
I thought you could be trusted
But I guess you can fess up
You're totally busted
Cause I swear you were sharing a hot dog with mustard after work with that same old polyester jerk
And you know
This better be good
This better be good
Yeah, this better be good now baby
Cause you sure don't act like you should
This better be good
Good
I know you'll deny It
But don't even try It
Your half-baked alibi's so full of holes
I think you might want to stop in at the donut shop
They might buy it
I sure won't
Revolving Dora lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Oh yeah
Revolving Dora
Hits the floor alone again
See her spinning, see her grinning at her imaginary friends
She's in her own rotating world
There's something blurry about that girl
Oh yeah
And she's turning out to be
Immune to gravity
She's a lot like you
Not much like me
Oh yeah
Revolving Dora Seems so sure about it all
She knows the score
So long before the morning papers make the call
And she's searching around the dial
For a song that'll make her smile
And she's turning out to be
Immune to gravity
And I don't know the degree
Of her grip on reality
But she sure has got a hold on me
Oh yeah
Michael And Heather At The Baggage Claim lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Michael and Heather at the baggage claim
Tired of playing the waiting game
Every bag has got a different name
Michael and Heather may never get home again
Michael and Heather at the lost and found
Looking for luggage that's soft and brown
Sir, I'm so sorry, it's just not around
Michael and Heather are glad to be on the ground
It's been a long, long day
Can't we just be on our way?
It's been a long, long day
Can't we just be on our way?
Michael and Heather on the shuttle bus
Standing alongside the rest of us Michael says,
Heather, have you had enough?
Heather says, Michael, you know that it's you I love
Strapped For Cash lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Well it was Saturday night, I was sitting in the kitchen
Checking out the women on Spanish television
Got a call from Paul who was just let out of prison
He said hey listen, there's something I'm missing
I said I'm on it, honest, it's on its way
You're gonna get your money in a couple of days, okay?
I'm just a little strapped for cash
Take it easy baby, cut me some slack, I said
I'm just a little strapped for cash
Very temporary, don't you worry 'bout that
Strapped for cash
So I headed out west to invest in the races
All the goddamn horses kept falling on their faces
Didn't fare much better at the Taj Mahal
Chalk it up to bad luck and free alcohol
And now I'm laying low, you know I'm trying to stall
But I don't know how much longer I can dodge the calls
Sayin'
I'm just a little strapped for cash
Don't you know I wouldn't do you like that
I'm just a little strapped for cash
Give me a minute you know you'll get it back
C'mon
Strapped for cash
Strapped for cash
Six bodybuilders pulled up in a Pinto
Next thing I know they're coming through the window
Hate to keep you waiting, I know times are hard
Now would you prefer a Visa or a MasterCard
Because I'm just a little strapped for cash
Take a seat, I'll be back in a flash, I said
I'm just a little strapped for cash
No need to have a heart attack
Bop shoo wop, bop bop shoo wop
I-95 lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
They sell posters of girls washing cars
And unicorns and stars
And Guns N' Roses album covers
They've got most of the Barney DVDs
Coffee mugs and tees
That say Virginia Is For Lovers
But it's not
Round here it's just for truckers who forgot
To fill up on gasoline
Back up near Aberdeen
It's a nine hour drive
From me to you
South on 1-95
And I'll do it 'til the day that I die If I need to
Just to see you
Just to see you
Hip-hop stations are fading in and out
All I'm receiving now
Is a kick drum mixed with static
Constellations are blinking in the sky
The road is open' wide
And it feels so cinematic
'Til a van
Driven by an elder gentleman
Cuts right in front of me
From then on that's all I see
It's a nine hour drive
From me to you
South on 1-95
And I'll do it til the day that I die
If I need to Just to see you
Just to see you
Hotel Majestic lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Wake up boys, we're in the dump again
Can't get a taxi, it's bucketing rain
Heading downtown with nothing in my brain
Trying to catch my breath
Tired legume in a smoke-filled room
The high school guys are making noise outside
Walking the hall with my shoes untied
Dying to catch my death
And now it's Pekoe tea
With a reflection of me
My only company
As far as I can see
We're doing this the hardest way
Back at the Hotel Majestic
Same time every day
Hey hey
Watch what you wish for, maybe wish too much?
You'll wake up in Westmoreland doubling Dutch
Aware of the uproar but numb to the touch
Sifting through bad poetry
A sweet disorder never served me as well
As a tape recorder and a worn-out Dell
Time to reorder, man I feel like hell
I wonder what's on TV
And now it's Pekoe tea
With a reflection of me
My only company
As far as I can see
We're doing this the hardest way
Stuck in the Hotel Majestic
Six nights, seven days
I wake up around two o'clock
Scrape off my eyelids and' search for my socks
Holy shit, I'm late
Now it's knock knock knock
Let's go
We're doing this the hardest way
Doing this the hardest way
Rocking the Hotel Majestic
I hope you enjoyed your stay
Hey hey
Planet Of Weed lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
I've got everything I need
Here on the Planet of Weed
There's not much going on
But it's just my speed
There's no hatred and no greed
Here on the Planet of Weed
Everyone gets along
It's quite pleasant indeed
Oh baby baby
Won't you come with me
Set your mind at ease
Set your spirit free
What a wonderful life we could lead I
Together
On the Planet of Weed
We've got magazines to read
We've got Doritos to eat
So lay back on the couch
And kick up your feet
There's a movie on TV
I've been meaning to see
It's by Oliver Stone
Oh baby baby
Won't you come with me
Set your mind at ease
Set your spirit free
What a wonderful life we could lead
Together
Forever
Life is better
On the Planet of Weed
New Routine lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Two men sit in the corner of a diner
Both of them look quite a bit like Carl Reiner
One of them is smoking even though the sign says not to
The waitress says to stop, he says sorry but I've got to
They tell each other jokes that they both know that they both know
They talk about real estate, prostates, Costco
And when they finish up they leave a twenty on the table
The waitress picks it up with their half-eaten bagels
And when her shift is over she goes back to Mineola
Sits on the couch, opens up a diet cola and says
I'm so, I'm so sick of this place I'm so ready for a change of pace
I'm just looking for a new routine
So she spins her globe and the next thing you know
She's living in Liechtenstein
She doesn't speak German, only high school Spanish
But within a few weeks she discovers she can manage
But there's not much going on except for banking and skiing
So she breaks up with the man that she just started seeing
He drops her at the airport in a diesel Mercedes
Thinks to himself I'm so feeble with the ladies and I
I'm so, I'm so sick of this place
I'm so ready for a change of pace
I'm just looking for a new routine
So he grabs his cap
Throws a dart at a map
And now he's living in Bowling Green
He talks his way into
A job at La Quinta
Falls for the manager
Who's moving back to Canada
She's tried Roanoke, Reykjavik, Rome
Says you're really sweet but I just want to go home
Two men sit in the corner of a diner
One of them says I might take a trip to China
It's one of those things we should do before we're too old
Thanks but no thanks, bring me back an egg roll
Bring it back
Seatbacks And Traytables lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Seatbacks and traytables up
Stow your newspapers and cups
We're about to touch down
Midwestern town through the haze
Customs a massive expanse
And I'm digging into my pants
Is this Oklahoma
I remember this place
Trade one town for another
Delayed
Now why did we bother
An X on the calendar square
New city, same stuff
Seatbacks and traytables up
Seatbacks and traytables up
Seatbacks and traytables please
Suddenly I can't feel my knees
Second-run movies
In-flight shopping magazines
Wheezing the air up there
Got me a backache somewhere
Is that Santa Barbara II think I've
I been there
Trade one town for another
Delayed now why did we bother
An X on the calendar square
New city, same stuff
Seatbacks and traytables up
Seatbacks and traytables up
Sense Into You lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
And if you ever get the notion
To drive your car into the ocean
Baby gimme a chance
To talk some Sense Into You
And if you ever get to thinking
'Bout taking sleeping pills and drinking
Baby gimme a chance
To talk some Sense Into You
You seem like you're fine
But deep in your mind
I never know what's brewing
So if you're dreaming up ways
To call it a day
Just let me know what you plan on doing
And if you ever get the feeling
You should be swinging from the ceiling
Baby gimme a chance
To talk some Sense Into You
And if you ever get the idea
To stick a needle in your thigh, dear
Won't you give me a chance
To talk some Sense Into You
It's so hard to tell
If you're doing well
Or if it's an illusion
So if you're ever in doubt
Give me a shout
Before you jump to the wrong conclusion
You seem like you're fine
But deep in your mind
I never know what's brewing
So if you're dreaming up ways
To call it a day
Just let me know what you plan on doing
Yeah
You Gotta Go lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Sheepdog never seen a sheep in his life
Only an accountant and his drunk ass wife
House cat always gets worn as a hat
By the neighborhood brat, some kid named Matt
Jellyfish lying on the ocean floor
Doesn’t want to be a jellyfish no more
What are you trying to tell me?
What are you trying to sell me now?
Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa
I hate to break it to you but you gotta go
(Strike fear) on the floor of the stock exchange
(High five) when I drive up to the driving range
(Light beer) at the bar people look at me strange
(Find free) parking meters when I’m all out of change
What are you trying to show me?
You don’t even know me now
Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa
I hate to break it to you but you gotta go
Let’s go
You broke my heart and you sold it for parts
Borrowed my car now it won’t even start
You threw my keys in a pile of snow
I think you know, you gotta go
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no
Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa
Whoa whoa
I hate to break it to you but you gotta go
compilation: Out-Of-State Plates (2005)
- Maureen
- California Sex Lawyer
- Janice's Party
- Karpet King
- Baby I've Changed
- I Know You Well
- You're Just Never Satisfied
- I'll Do The Driving
- Nightlight
- I Want You Around
- Trains And Boats And Planes
- Places
- Can't Get It Out Of My Head
- The Girl I Can't Forget
- ...Baby One More Time
- Elevator Up
- Comedienne
- Kid Gloves
- Today's Teardrops
- She's Got A Problem (Live)
- These Days
- I Want An Alien For Christmas
- The Man In The Santa Suit
- Chanukah Under The Stars
- Killermont Street
- Half A Woman
- Small Favors
- Imperia
Maureen lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
I pick her up outside the station
She's telling me about her spring vacation
She's not leaving much to the imagination
She's giving me way too much information
Maureen
You don't know what you do to me
I know you won't be true to me
The least that you can do for me
Is keep it to yourself
I'm so sorry I don't mean to shout
It's just that I can do without
The details of your days and nights and your thoughts and dreams
Maureen, Maureen, Maureen, Maureen, Maureen
Do you know what I mean
Do you know what I mean
Do you know what I mean
She calls me up at ten past midnight
'Cause she and some guy just had some big fight
And I say "well maybe he's just not all that bright"
She tells me it's not his brain that she likes
M-M-M-M-M-Maureen
You don't know what you do to me
I know you won't be true to me
The least that you can do for me
Is keep it to yourself
I'm so sorry I don't mean to shout
But really I can do without
The details of your days and nights and your thoughts and dreams
Maureen, Maureen, Maureen, Maureen
I know you think I'm just a friend
But can we please just put an end
To all the graphic imagery that you insist on feeding me
I can't accept I'm not the one
Who's getting to have all the fun
Maybe that's what friends are for
But I just can't take it any more
M-M-M-M-M-Maureen
You don't know what you do to me
I know you won't be true to me
The least that you can do for me
Is keep it to yourself
I'm so sorry I don't mean to shout
But really I can do without
The details of your days and nights and your thoughts and dreams
Can we keep it right
Can we keep it clean
Maureen, Maureen, Maureen, Maureen, Maureen
California Sex Lawyer lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
I'm going coast to coast
I'm going nation-wide
I've got my hand on the trigger
Got my girl by my side
I've got the looks that kill
I've got a license to love
I've got a german shepard
And his name is Doug
I'm heading for the sun
I'm gunna become
A California sex lawyer, oh yeah
A California sex lawyer, oh yeah
A California sex lawyer, oh yeah
Well it's not fair, but baby I dont care
I've got big ideas
I've got back up plans
I've got the cha-cha-charisma
Got the slight of hand
I'm gunna do some damage
Gunna bust some heads
I'm gunna go the distance
Then I'm going to bed
I'm heading for the sun
I'm gunna become
A California sex lawyer, oh yeah
A California sex lawyer, oh yeah
A California sex lawyer, oh yeah
Well it's not fair, but baby I dont care
I'm heading for the sun
I'm gunna become
A California sex lawyer, oh yeah
A California sex lawyer, oh yeah
A California sex lawyer, oh yeah
Well It's not fair
It's not fair
it's not fair, but baby I dont care
Janice's Party lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Bah bah bah bah bah da da da da
Bah bah bah da da da
Bah bah bah bah bah da da da da
Bah bah bah da da da
Welcome friends to Janice's Party
The kind that others have tried
Smoking is permitted inside
We have faith in Janice's Party
With friends who can not sing
And I can hear the doorbell ring
Well I came this far
Now I know that I won't sleep well tonite
Drunk out of my mind
Janice's party's alright, alright
Bah bah bah bah bah da da da da
Bah bah bah da da da
Bah da da da da da da
Here's a chip a vodka martini
Someone call me a car
I'll be underneath the bar
Well I came this far
Now I know that I won't sleep well tonite
Drunk out of my mind
Janice's party's alright, alright
[break]
Well I came this far
Now I know that I won't sleep well tonite
Drunk out of my mind
Janice's party's alright, alright
Karpet King lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Gold sun-glasses and a wandering eye
He looks like he's wearing a cheap disguise
But it's real
Don't you know how it feels
He goes to work and he scares the hell
Out of all the girls down in Oradell
What a deal
Don't you know how it feels
Lay it down, lay it down
You've got to cover a lot of ground
Lay it down, lay it down
Karpet King
Karpet King
Half a drink and he's out of his head
He puts the boys back into their beds
And he's free
That's the way it should be
Out every night with the girl of his dreams
He knows it'll never be quite what it seems
To be
Don't you want hell to be
Lay it down, lay it down
You've got to cover a lot of ground
Lay it down, lay it down
Karpet King
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down
Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down
[repeat and fade]
Baby I've Changed lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
She used to love me
She don't love me no more
I stepped over the line
Too many times
And she stepped out the door
Well Baby I've Changed
Won't you come back home
'Cause I've changed my wicked ways
And I'll never throw your mail away
And I won't tell you that your hair looks grey
And I'll let you listen to Sugar Ray
And I'll say I love you every day
'Cause it's true
Baby I do
Now I hope and I pray
I can turn this mess around
And I search for a way
To convince you to stay
And not just skip town
'Cause Baby I've Changed
Won't you come back home
'Cause I've changed my wicked ways
And I'll put away my socks and shoes
If the lights go out I'll change the fuse
And I'll let you listen to the blues
And I'll say I love you
Just because it's true
Baby I do
Baby I do
Baby I do
I Know You Well lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
This morning under awaking glow
The sun filled our room like December snow
Like morning through an old window
There's a place in your head I will always know
To the same world born two of a kind
If it's on your mind, it'll be on mine 'cause
I know you well
Like the soil in the ground
Grass grown in the shadow of a bell
And if the bell will never toll
You and me grow old
I hope we'll live to tell
How you know I know you knew I know you well
Down under, beneath the softened skin
Where the words we whisper sink in
It's no wonder the way the words still ring
Sure as sin, it's not a secret thing
To the same world born two of a kind
If it's on your mind, it'll be on mine 'cause
I know you well
Like the soil in the ground
Grass grown in the shadow of a bell
And if the bell will never toll
You and me grow old
I hope we'll live to tell
How you know I know you knew I know New York 1991
Here in the same room for so long
Out of the cold November
Still as a passport picture
Still as a passport picture
To the same world born two of a kind
If it's on your mind, it'll be on mine 'cause
I know you well
Like the soil in the ground
Grass grown in the shadow of a bell
And if the bell will never toll
You and me grow old
I hope we'll live to tell
How you know I know you knew I know you well
You're Just Never Satisfied lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
If you love me. why do you hurt me
Come on baby. don't desert me
I was there when you were in trouble
Now you're fine but I guess you changed your mind
'Cause you're never satisfied
God only know why I try to please you
You're just never satisfied
I don't mind it when you get angry
I'm not asking for you to beg me
All I want to do is remind you
How many times I put my ass on the line
'Cause you're never satisfied
God only know why I try to please you
You're just never satisfied
You're just never satisfied
You don't care if I stuck with you
Covered for you, put up with you
'Cause all you wanna do
Is try your love with somebody new
Ooh
I've been wasting my time
'Cause you're never satisfied
God only know why I try to please you
You're just never satisfied
You're just never satisfied
You're just never satisfied
I'll Do The Driving lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
She knows nothing at all about nothing
The moment I saw her was something I found alarming
That certain nothing behind her eyes
TV, she finds intoxicating
Shows about cops and dating
She has a soft spot
For cops who are robots
And I don't know where this is going
But I've got a feeling
I'll do the driving from now on
Sometimes we stare at the stars from my roof
She wants to know if they are _fire proof_
I say I guess so, how else can they glow on for so long
We're out, the jukebox plays "Jumping Jack Flash"
She says "I love Johnny Cash, the man in red"
I turn my head and pretend not to hear what she said
And I don't know where this is going
But I've got a feeling
I'll do the driving from now on
And I don't know where this is going
But I've got a feeling
I'll do the driving from now on
Nightlight lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Oh whoa
Leave your nightlight on
You don't have far to go
Oh whoa
Leave your nightlight on
You don't have far to go
Out the door, down the hall
That is all
Down the hall, down the stairs
Pretty soon you'll be there
Oh whoa
Leave your nightlight on
You don't have far to go
Oh whoa
Leave your nightlight on
You don't have far to go
Down the stairs
Take your time, don't be scared
You'll be fine, nothing's changed
In the dark it's all the same
I Want You Around lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
[VERSE 1]
On this day, I'm walking a fine line
Imagining my minds fine, ok
Tougher than nylon
Safe as a house on the way
[CHORUS 1]
My little darling
Don't you cry, it makes you look older
C'mon now hey, don't you be down
I want you around
I want you around
I want you arooooouuunnnnddd
[VERSE 2]
Here's my plan, I'm losing the halo
It's time to lay low man, some plan
Come the high water
I'll be your drowning man
[CHORUS 2]
My little darling
Don't you cry, it makes you look older
C'mon now hey, don't you be down
I want you around
I want you around
I want you arooooouuunnnnddd
I want you around
I want you arooooouuunnnnddd
[BRIDGE]
While I'm doing battle with myself and me
I'm doing battle with gravity
and I can't face myself alone
I can't bear to be alone with me
Hey don't you be down
I want you around
I want you around
I want you arooooouuunnnnddd
[REPEAT TO FADE]
Trains And Boats And Planes lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Trains and boats and planes are passing by
They mean a trip to Paris or Rome
To someone else but not for me
The trains and boats and planes
Took you away, away from me
We were so in love, and high above
We had a star to wish upon. Wish
And dreams come true, but not for me
The trains and boats and planes
Took you away, away from me
You are from another part of the world
You had to go back a while and then
You said you soon would return again
I'm waiting here like I promised to
I'm waiting here but where are you?
Trains and boats and planes took you a way
But every time I see them I pray
And if my prayers can cross the sea
The trains and the boats and planes
Will bring you back, back home to me
Places lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Places
We move in and out of watching
Faces
Float around the hotel lobby like
Fishes
They're all blowing air
We know it must mean something
But we just stare
We stood
On Primrose Hill like statues we were
So good
Walked along the locks and into
Camden
Tried on silver shoes
And orange plastic jackets
Places
We move in and out of fast as
Hail stones
Make jokes hey isn't that the the word for our
Tombstones
So that everyone will know
When they're out one afternoon
Stop to read the stones
Can't Get It Out Of My Head lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Midnight, on the water
I saw the ocean's daughter
Walking on a wave she came
Staring as she called my name.
And I can't get it out of my head
No, I can't get it out of my head
Now my whole world is gone for dead
'Cos I can't get it out of my head.
Breakdown, on the shoreline
Can't move, it's an ebb tide
Morning don't get here tonight
Searching for her silver light.
And I can't get it out of my head
No, I can't get it out of my head
Now my whole world is gone for dead
'Cos I can't get it out of my head, oh no
Day job, in the city
Robin Hood & William Tell & Ivanhoe & Lancelot
They don't envy me
Sitting as the sun goes down
In dreams the world keeps spinning round & around
And I can't get it out of my head
No, I can't get it out of my head
Now my whole world is gone for dead
'Cos I can't get it out of my head.
No, I can't get it out of my head
No, I can't get it out of my head
Now my whole world is gone for dead
'Cos I can't get it out of my head, oh no
The Girl I Can't Forget lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Well, she picked me up in a German car
And she took me out to an Irish bar
Where I drank some beer in a plastic cup
Till I had some trouble standing up
And then she drove downtown to a strobe-lit place
Where all wore the guys wore chains and the thumping bass
Was so intense I could barely feel my face
And I think I asked her back to my place
But that's all I recall
And when I woke up in the hall
I was alone and softly groaning
And I'd lost my keys and lost my phone
And I wondered what I did or said
That I might soon regret
It was the night I can't remember
With the girl I can't forget
Well, I was reeling, watching the ceiling spin
The next evening when my friends walked in
And when I asked them if they knew where I'd been
They didn't speak at first, they only grinned
You see, I'm not the type to get in fights
But that might not have been the case last night
Because they heard that I had a word or two
With a man who asked "Is she with you?"
And if I took it the wrong way
I guess that's not for me to say
Though it seems I might have slipped up
When I offered him some grooming tips
But at least that helps explain
The cuts and bruises on my head
>From the night I can't remember
With the girl I can't forget
And it's all coming back now
Don't know how to react now
Guess I'll let it go
I'm not so sure I want to know
Well, I was back at work at 9:15
When a message popped up on my screen
It said "Pick me up at 8:45,
and we can give it one more try"
And now that I'm with her
The whole thing seems a bit absurd
Though she never fails to tell the tale
Of the time she had to post my bail
And for giving me a second chance
I'm forever in her debt
Since the night I can't remember
She's the girl,
I won't ever forget
...Baby One More Time lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Oh baby baby, how was I supposed to know
That something wasn't right here
Oh baby baby, I shouldn't have let you go
And now you're out of sight, yeah
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me baby cuz I need to know, because
My loneliness is killin' me
I must confess I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign, hit me baby one more time
Oh baby baby, the reason I breathe is you
Girl you've got me blinded
Oh pretty baby, there's nothin' that I wouldn't do
It's not the way I planned it
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me baby 'cause I need to know, because
My loneliness is killin me
I must confess I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign, hit me baby one more time
Oh baby baby
Oh baby baby
Oh baby baby, how was I supposed to know
Oh pretty baby, I shouldn't have let you go
Now I must confess
That my loneliness
Is killin me now
Don't you know I still believe
That you will be here
And give me a sign
Hit me baby one more time
My loneliness is killin' me
I must confess I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign, hit me baby one more time
Elevator Up lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Slim and tall behind me
Spinnin' me off of my feet
Headin' for the D
We're taking our act to the street
Roll around the city, leavin' our tracks on the ground
Elevator up
Baby I don't wanna come down
Hangin' with sinners
The undesirable crowd
Tokin' on the train
Playin' our radio loud
Got a sweet need for speed that doesn't know no bounds
Elevator up
Baby I don't wanna come down
Spend a little time in the back of my mind
Now it may be time to pay up to go
I've done it
I've had it
I'm ready for bed
Anywhere at all
Any way the wind blows
Say hello to Molly
She's got a sister as well
Such a pleasant girl
As far as your family can tell
Hold the camera steady, turn the shutter speed way down
Elevator up
Baby I don't wanna come down
Spend a little time in the back of my mind
Now it may be time to pay up and go
I've done it
I've had it
I'm ready for bed
Anywhere at all
Any way the wind blows
Spend a little time in the back of my mind
Now it may be time to pay up and go
I've done it
I've had it
I'm ready for bed
Anywhere at all
Any way the wind blows
Comedienne lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
In for the weekend
Out for the night
She gets caught in the curtain
And lost in the lights
But she's wearing a turban
And feeling alright
And she's hoping to God
That there coming tonight
There's a man in the corner
Sipping a drink
He says I seen them all and
Sister you stink
And the girls from the office
Try to be nice
But they're loud and they're dumb
And they bicker and fight
She knows she knows
There are gonna be times
When no one goes
For her funniest lines
Comedienne
Please make up your mind
Are you laughing or crying
Are you killing or dying tonight
Back at the bar
She's been licking her wounds
He says give up the vision
Performing in rooms
If you work on your timing
And drop me a line
Baby one of these Mondays
Your gonna be mine
She knows she knows
There are gonna be times
When no one goes
For her funniest lines
Comedienne
Please make up your mind
Are you laughing or crying
Are you killing or dying tonight
[break]
She knows she knows
There are gonna be times
When no one goes
For her funniest lines
Comedienne
Please make up your mind
Are you laughing or crying
Are you killing or dying tonight
She knows, she knows
She knows, she knows
She knows, she knows
She knows, she knows
She knows, she knows
[fade out...]
Kid Gloves lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
She's wearing kid gloves
Will handle me carefully
Cause I've got a history, cracked up and fragile
And bound to break easy
And if she could talk to me
What good would it do me
It's no secret where I've been and I have worn so thin
And she can see through me
[CHORUS 1:]
I don't believe a word of it
Can't come around to her now that I've heard of it
Now that her soft touch is gone
She's got her kid gloves on
Here is what I've found
New York just gets me down
When the going got tough, I got a bus ticket
Back to my home town
And all the way I dreamed
Flesh wrapped in velveteen
And the road wrapped around me, the long lonely highway
Gulped down by a Greyhound
[CHORUS 1]
[CHORUS 2:]
I don't believe a word of it
Can't come around to her now that I've heard of it
Won't come around cause I'll only get hurt and it
Now that her soft touch is gone
How could she ever go on
Without her kid gloves on
Today's Teardrops lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Today's teardrops are tomorrow's rainbows
And tomorrow's rainbows I will share
Share with you
So dry your eyes little girl, dry your eyes
We're gunna see skies of blue
Had a tough time gettin' started
Maybe just a little downhearted
All you gotta do is count to ten
Baby you'll be smiling when
Today's teardrops are tomorrow's rainbows
And tomorrow's rainbows I will share
Share with you
So dry your eyes little girl, dry your eyes
We're gunna see skies of blue
Gonna be just love and gladness
Don't wanna hear nothin' 'bout sadness
Come a little closer, come to me
With each kiss you're gunna see
Today's teardrops are tomorrow's rainbows
And tomorrow's rainbows I will share
Share with you
So dry your eyes little girl, dry your eyes
We're gunna see skies of blue
Gonna be just love and gladness
Don't wanna hear nothin' 'bout sadness
Come a little closer, come to me
With each kiss you're gunna see
Today's teardrops are tomorrow's rainbows
And tomorrow's rainbows I will share
Share with you
So dry your eyes little girl, dry your eyes
We're gunna see skies of blue
So dry your eyes little girl, dry your eyes
We're gunna see skies of blue
She's Got A Problem (Live) lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
I know a girl who should never be alone (Ahhh ahhh ahhh)
I know a girl who should never be alone (Ahhh ahhh ahhh)
She's a danger to herself
And I'm worried about her health
She's got a problem
And she's gonna do something dumb
I know a girl who you've got to keep an eye on (Ahhh ahhh ahhh)
I know a girl who you've got to keep an eye on (Ahhh ahhh ahhh)
Every time she goes outside
She barely gets home alive
She's got a problem
And she's gonna do something dumb
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
And I can see the signs
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Cause she's only killing time
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
And she's not long for this world
She's a danger to herself
And I'm worried about her health
She's got a problem
And she's gonna do something dumb
She's got a problem
And she's gonna do something dumb
These Days lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Well I've been out walking
I don't do too much talking these days
These days
These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do for you
And all the times I had a chance to
And I had a lover
But it's so hard to risk another these days
These days
And if I seem to be afraid
To live the life that I have made in song
Well it's just that I've been losing for so long
So I'll keep on moving
Things are bound to be improving
These days
One of these days
These days I sit on cornerstones
And count the time in quartertones to ten
My friend
Don't confront me with my failures
I have not forgotten them
I Want An Alien For Christmas lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
This year for Christmas
There's something I'd really like
So if you're up there somewhere Santa
Please don't bring me another bike
I don't need any ugly sweaters
And I don't play much basketball
But there's something kinda special
That I want most of all...
I want an alien for Christmas
Bring me an alien this year
I want a little green guy
About three feet high
With seventeen eyes
Who knows how to fly
I want an alien for Christmas this year
He can live in the bath tub
So don't worry about a thing
And I'll take him out for walks
When it gets nicer in the Spring
I'll always keep him company
He'll never be alone
And we can hang around the house all day
And watch the Twilight Zone
I want an alien for Christmas
Bring me an alien this year
I want a little green guy
About three feet high
With seventeen eyes
Who knows how to fly
I want an alien for Christmas this year
I want an alien for Christmas
Bring me an alien this year
I want a little green guy
About three feet high
With seventeen eyes
Who knows how to fly
I want an alien for Christmas this year
I want an alien for Christmas this year
The Man In The Santa Suit lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
At the KOC Local 313
There's a fat man standing by the soda machine
And he knows, he knows, he knows
Life can be funny
He calls the hair salon says put Loretta on
Cause the mall just called and said the last guy's gone
And I know, I know, God knows
We need the money
And he's a big red cherry
But it's hard to be merry
When the kids are all laughing
Saying hey it's Jerry Garcia
Ain't he cute?
The man in the Santa suit
And all the Moms in town bring their brats around
And they can't sit still or keep their rootbeer down
Now it's up, hey how 'bout that
It looks like a milkshake
Now Jimmy's grown this year says Mommy quick come here
Santa's sweaty and he smells like beer
And he says, kid shut your mouth
You give me a headache
And he's jolly and hairy
But it's hard to be merry
When the guys at the bar
Say he looks like a fairy
But he's doing it just for the loot
The man in the Santa suit
[break]
[verse x2]
And he's a big red cherry
He's jolly and hairy
Everyone's laughing, but he doesn't care
He stays cool
Ain't he cute?
The man in the Santa suit
[fade out with intro]
Chanukah Under The Stars lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
Chanukah under the stars
Gunna jump into the car
And have a swingin' Chanukah
Under the stars
Killermont Street lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
As the city asleep
Shares its dreams and desires
Every wish that we keep
Will trace a line to other times, other places
Though the song of the proud
Howls and dies, never fall for defeat
Take a trip to reprieve
Every hour they leave
From Killermont Street
Drink a drink to before
And our memories spill
Adding on as they pour
From our Saturdays and secret sensations
Drink a drink to tonight
Whisky words tumble down in the street
With the pain that they cure
Sentimentally yours
From Killermont Street
And with collar upturned
I made it south to see
That the love I had spurned
Was just the hate in me
As the ships and the steel
Slip away to the cry of 'compete'
There's a message for us
We can get there by bus
From Killermont Street
Half A Woman lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
They called him Great Scott
Because he was great
They called her Great Susan
Cause she was his date
She climbed in a box
He cut her in two
And when he was through
She was just half a woman
And he'd tie her up
Set her on fire
He'd douce her with oil
The crowd would go wild
She was always alright
At the end of the night
But somehow she felt
Like just half a woman
The show went the same way
Year after year
He'd wave his magic wand
She'd disappear
One day she asked
How did this come to be
Somewhere there must be more to me
One day she left
She climbed through the stage
And into the trap door
Under the lion's cage
And after a spell
He said what the hell
It was just as well
She was just half a woman
Small Favors lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
I have to sit you down
Let me tell you what it’s all about
Cause I’ve been carrying a torch around
And I’ve forgotten how to snuff it out
And you have been unkind
And that’s a matter I cannot ignore
You have to skirt around the truth sometimes
But it’s time I told you what I came here for
To thank you for all the small favors
I’m thinkin’ now I hope it doesn’t change us
And take us to a time when we were strangers
In a two-station town
You can’t get the train to slow down
Small favors
Oh to you as sure as she was honest
And now do you remember when you promised
To forgive me someday
The debts that I can’t repay
The debts that I can’t repay
And I cannot forget
You looked at me as if I’d lost a bet
And I hadn’t opened up my big mouth yet
And I thought of crawling back into the plane
And though it’s sad to tell
I still remember how the dry-eye felt
Across the curtains in the cheap hotel
Lit-up dust clouds in the window pane
And I thank you for all the small favors
I’m thinkin’ now I hope it doesn’t change us
And take us to a time when we were strangers
In a two-station town
You can’t get the train to slow down
Small favors
I’m thinkin’ now I hope it doesn’t change us
And take us to a time when we were strangers
In a two-station town
You can’t get the train to slow down
Small favors
Oh to you as sure as she was honest
Now do you remember when you promised
Forgive me someday
The debts that I can’t repay
The debts that I can’t repay
The debts that I can’t repay
Imperia lyrics - Fountains Of Wayne
The day you drew your final breath
And parted from the Earth
Is carved into the stone that bears your name
And date of birth
Oooooooooo...Imperia
Oooooooooo...Imperia
He was leaning over you with flowers
And his hand
Trying through the years to see the heart
Inside the man
Oooooooooo...Imperia
Oooooooooo...Imperia
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