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Fountains Of Wayne
Utopia Parkway
The Valley of Malls

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Fountains Of Wayne

The Valley of Malls

Release date: 5th April 1999

From Utopia ParkwayTrack 53:24

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About This Track

"The Valley of Malls" is a track by Fountains Of Wayne, from the album Utopia Parkway, released 5th April 1999. The track is 3:24 long. Full lyrics are available below.

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Fountains Of Wayne

Fountains Of Wayne

Lyrics

The Valley of Malls

The King of Araby is coming home today
It's bumper touching bumper on the motorway
The sun is in the sky just now
But the road is grey
They drive in Winnebagos from the Everglades
Pulled over by the troopers in the mirror shades
The Caravan is sorry
The driver has a twenty and change

And we're leaving all the road for dead
We're getting tired of the twists and turns
You gotta go when human nature calls
We're driving, we're driving
Through the valley of malls

And God forgive the passengers if we should fail
To find a penny fountain or a half-off sale
I need a merchant
I just started searching for a holy grail
Fighting for the freedom from a common band
To be a barracuda in the guppy pond
So little time for so many things to try on

And we're leaving all the road for dead
We're getting tired of the twists and turns
You gotta go when human nature calls
We're driving, we're driving
Through the valley of malls

And we're leaving all the road for dead
We're getting tired of the twists and turns
You gotta go when human nature calls
We're driving, we're driving
Through the valley of malls

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Utopia Parkway

3:241999

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Album

Fountains Of Wayne

Track number

5

Release year

1999

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2Red Dragon Tattoo
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3Denise
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Fountains Of Wayne — Action Hero (from Sky Full of Holes) [4:00]
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Fountains Of Wayne — Radio Bar (from Sky Full of Holes) [2:56]
Fountains Of Wayne — Richie and Ruben (from Sky Full of Holes) [3:32]
Fountains Of Wayne — Firelight Waltz (from Sky Full of Holes) [3:14]
Fountains Of Wayne — Workingman's Hands (from Sky Full of Holes) [2:39]
Fountains Of Wayne — Cemetery Guns (from Sky Full of Holes) [2:54]
Fountains Of Wayne — Cold Comfort Flowers (from Sky Full of Holes) [4:26]
Fountains Of Wayne — A Road Song (from Sky Full of Holes) [3:04]
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5The Valley of Malls

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6Troubled Times

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11Lost In Space

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