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
