Fountains Of Wayne - Amity Gardens lyrics

Angel broke her wing Oh, you poor thing The hum of the motor gave way to The tick tick ticking of the clock And the rattle of springs The Buick's in the drive It's good to be alive And if you knew now what you knew then You wouldn't want to go home Wouldn't want to go If you knew now what you knew then You wouldn't want to go to Amity Gardens again It isn't very much, but for now it's home A room in the shadow of a funny-looking man On the phone to the bank about a default loan I thank you very much Ta ta we'll be in touch And if you knew now what you knew then You wouldn't want to go home Wouldn't want to go If you knew now what you knew then You wouldn't want to go to Amity Gardens again Where you came from And act like you tried Cause somethings are better kept Deep down inside But you'rs not driving You're along for the ride Just checking out the scene And taking in the green