Lyrics

In the beginning the world was black and white

then the days turned purple and brown

but some of us could see technicolor

way beyond the dirty clouds

In our Northern Bloc whistlestop

where children wave at empty trains

headlights bright, stars and stripes

came shining through the rain

Autoleisureland

the future's custom made

Autoleisureland

you can drive it away today

soon all highways will lead to Autoleisureland

We dreamed of Chargers and bronze Cordobas

all we got were Vivas and rusty Novas

how were we to know there's an Allegro

in the scrapyard at the end of all our rainbows

Autoleisureland

the future's custom made

Autoleisureland

you can drive it away today

soon all highways will lead to Autoleisureland

Autoleisureland

fins and tails and chrome

Autoleisureland

jazz and funk and soul

soon all roads will lead to Autoleisureland

Autoleisureland

ba ba ba ba ba ba

Autoleisureland

ba ba ba ba ba ba

Eight tracks and six lanes heading our way

eight tracks and six lanes heading our way

yeah yeh yeah yeh yeah yeh yeah yeh yeah  

Autoleisureland

The home of the hits is falling apart

that top ten record's slipping down the charts

we can't find the groove, we can't hear the hook

and we both know the follow-up just ain't strong enough

The album's stuck in limbo, the tour's put on hold

we ain't going Stateside, ain't blowing coast to coast

the curtain's coming down before we struck a note

now they say why don't you play a couple of low-key shows?

On the fade out, that sweet, sad fade out

we kept on pretending the chorus was neverending

On the fade out, that sweet, sad fade out

the fat lady she's still singing but the sound is getting thinner

On the fade out

We were up in the tower in the mahoghany room

now we can't get past reception, they won't put our calls through

the management keep saying the label's got a plan of action

all we know is every week or so the meetings keep getting cancelled

On the fade out, that sweet, sad fade out

we kept on pretending the chorus was neverending

On the fade out, that sweet, sad fade out

the fat lady she's still singing but the sound is getting thinner

On the fade out

No standing ovation, just scattered applause

still better to be a has-been than a never was

On the fade out, that sweet, sad fade out

we kept on pretending the chorus was neverending

On the fade out, that sweet, sad fade out

the fat lady she's still singing but the sound is getting thinner

On the fade out

On the fade out, that sweet, sad fade out

we kept on pretending the chorus was neverending

On the fade out, that sweet, sad fade out

the fat lady she's still singing but the sound is getting thinner

On the fade out

Fade Out

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Infiniti Drive

Let’s take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Let’s take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Drive ….

Let’s take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Drive ….

Life is a no through road

We just keep on moving

round and round in circles

in new build ghettos

we’re just cutting, pasting

today into tomorrow                                                                                           

so set the controls for the heart of nowhere

move on up to autoglide

Let’s take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Let’s take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Drive … round and round in circles

round and round in circles

Let’s a ride down Infiniti Drive

Take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Drive …

To educate is the great escape

So we send our kids to college

Now they work for nothing

Zero hope and a minimum faith

Same deadend as always

Destination noplace

So set the controls for the heart of nowhere

Move on up to autoglide

Let’s take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Drive ….

Let’s take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Drive … Destination noplace

Destination Noplace

The sun sinks low, there ain’t a soul

On these six lanes of nowhere road

just silent plants and lost depots

In the forgotten zone

Let’s take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Drive … round and round in circles

round and round in circles

Let's take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Take a ride down Infiniti Drive

Drive … Destination noplace

Destination noplace

On The Record

Don’t you know

You’ve been backwards in coming forward

Don’t you know

You’ve been reckless in acting cautious

And love’s a dangerous game when you try to play it safe

And now, now’s the time put things straight

On the record, exclusively reveal

On the record, how you really feel

Don’t you know

I’ve been suffering in your silence

Now’s the time

You really can’t stay quiet

My love deserves some validation

And you’ve got to give me some confirmation

On the record exclusively reveal

On the record, how you really feel 

I can forget a broken heart or wounded pride

But I won’t forgive any lies or wasted time

On the record, exclusively reveal

On the record, how you really feel

On the record, exclusively reveal

On the record, how you really feel

And God Created Neon

On the seventh day He looked down

And gazed at all His work

The trinity they gathered round

Said there’s way too much darkness

at the heart of the world

got to fill their souls with hope

make their spirits shine

and so the Holy Ghost

he clicked his fingers, said let there be light

And God created neon

To bathe us in His heavenly glow

And God created neon

Flaming crimson, electric gold

And God created neon

Such wonders to behold

And God created neon

Well it takes us to places we shouldn’t go

Maybe it was a test of faith

To see if we would fall from grace

But He made a big mistake

You should never go tempting fate (should never go tempting fate)

They only sing about the new sunrise

Mountains, seas and lakes

This is a hymn to the burning nights

Dazzled angels, blinded saints

And God created neon

To bathe us in His heavenly glow

And God created neon

Flaming crimson, electric gold

And God created neon

Such wonders to behold

And God created neon

Come on take us to places we shouldn’t go

Neon, God created neon,

Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah yeah, yeah

What Might Have Been

 Every night I ride the 5.15

and get off between stations

For What Might Have Been

Hey What Might Have Been

All the commuters

On a green belt dream

A booming population

In What Might Have Been

Hey What Might Have Been

Got a corner plot on Second Chance Drive

Another shot at a wonderful life

Got an ugly dog and a beautiful wife

An OK job, things are working out fine … this time

Don’t need a satellite

Don’t need a map

To find the right location

Of What Might Have Been

Hey What Might Have Been

The last exit off

The beaten track

The final destination

And What Might Have Been

Hey What Might Have Been

Got a corner plot on Second Chance Drive

Another shot at a wonderful life

Up in Shangri La, off Eden View

Cross Utopia Highway, through Brigadoon

Hey honey, I’m Home

Honey I’m Home

Got a corner plot on Second Chance Drive

Another shot at a wonderful life

Now I just want to spend my time

Under photoshopped suburban skies

Got a corner plot on Second Chance Drive

Another shot at a wonderful life

When it gets dark, I stand outside,

Look at the house and the valley of lights

I ain’t never going back

Never going back

What Might Have Been

What Might Have Been

What Might Have Been

What Might Have Been

What Might Have Been

What Might Have Been

No Matter How Far

Some lovers sparkle

But they quickly fade

And what you think are diamonds

Well they’re really cheap paste

Takes someone special

To shine through all the days

Keep burning brightly

For always

No matter how far away you are

You’re always part of me

No matter how far or where you are

You’re always here with me

I hope somewhere you’ll hear this song

On a distant radio

Hear my voice through all the noise

And somewhere in your heart you’ll know

No matter how far away you are

You’re always part of me

No matter how far or where you are

You’re always here with me

And I saw you in a taxi cab some time ago

I was in the car behind

And I followed you down the broken years

For about a half a mile

Then I lost you at the lights

No matter how far away you are

You’re always part of me

No matter how far or where you are

You’re always here with me

No matter how far away you are

You’re always part of me

No matter how far or where you are

You’re always here with me

High Summer

Catch the scent upon the wind

A whisper in the fields

Pretty soon the carnival

Is gonna haunt our dreams

The low men chalked on pavements

They’ve hung up all the flyers

Made their ultimatum

It’s time to play with fire

High High Summer’s coming, hear the call

High Summer’s coming for us all

Oh oh oh high summer, summer, high summer’s coming

Just before the fall

Time is right, the fruit is ripe

The nights are fit to burst

The crowds they keep on rolling up

For the greatest show on earth

The midnight sun is burning out

World’s on a tilt and whirl

Stuck inside the mirror maze

Watching carousels reverse

High High Summer’s coming, hear the call

High Summer’s coming for us all

Oh oh oh High Summer, summer, High Summer’s coming

Just before the fall

Just before the fall

High Summer’s coming, hear the call

High Summer’s coming for us all

Oh oh oh High Summer, summer, High Summer’s coming

Just before the fall

Another Star Is Falling

Heaven’s getting darker now

There’s black where there used to be light

And the world’s getting harder now

Yeah life ain’t nothing but a fight

and what’s lost will never be found

and what’s gone won’t come around again

And another star falls from the sky tonight

Yeah another star fades out of sight

Another star is falling

Hey yeah yeah

Oh another star is falling

Now we’re the ghosts in old photographs

Disappearing from the frame

And there’s nothing left to guide us back

In this new dark age

The lights go out one by one

And soon this world

Will be full of forgotten songs

And another star falls from the sky tonight

hey another star fades out of sight

Oh another star is falling

Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah

Oh another star is falling falling

Yeaaaah yeaaaaah

Another star is falling

Hey yeah hey yeah hey yeh

Oh another star is falling