Scratchie: Fountains of Wayne: Lyrics
  1. Radiation Vibe (3:40)

    Are you alone now
    Did you lose the monkey
    He gave you backaches
    and now you slouch

    He didn't mean it
    He's just a dumb ape
    Reading Playboy
    On your couch

    And now it's time to say
    What I forgot to say

    Baby baby baby
    Come on, what's wrong
    It's a radiation vibe I'm groovin on
    Don't it make you want to get some sun
    Shine on, shine on, shine on

    I went to Pittsburgh
    And joined a pro team
    Talk about a bad dream
    I broke a knee

    But I can still croon
    And make the girls swoon
    Isn't that the way life's
    Supposed to be

    And now it's time to say
    What I forgot to say

    Baby baby baby
    Come on, what's wrong
    It's a radiation vibe I'm groovin on
    Don't it make you want to get some sun
    Shine on, shine on, shine on


  2. Sink to the Bottom (3:12)

    I wanna sink to the bottom with you
    I wanna sink to the bottom with you
    The ocean is big and blue
    I just wanna sink to the bottom with you

    Cars on the highway, planes in the air
    Everyone else is going somewhere
    But I'm going nowhere, getting there soon
    I might as well just sink down with you

    I wanna sink to the bottom with you
    I wanna sink to the bottom with you
    The ocean is big and blue
    I just wanna sink to the bottom with you

    Out on the highway, up in the air
    Everyone else is going somewhere
    They're going nowhere, and I'll be there too
    I might as well go under with you


  3. Joe Rey (2:40)

    Joe Rey came from Spain
    Across the ocean in the frozen rain
    And he loves
    Point point pointing the finger

    Joe Rey is stoned all day
    With two hairdressers in a Chevrolet
    For a while
    I think Joe Rey's gonna linger

    Joe Rey is not so pretty
    I can't understand why he's so in demand
    He stays out late in the city sometimes


  4. She's Got a Problem (3:26)

    I know a girl who should never be alone
    I know a girl who should never be alone
    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
    I know a girl who you've got to keep an eye on
    Everytime she goes outisde she barely gets home alive
    She's got a problem and she's gonna do something dumb

    Oh yeah, and I can see the signs
    Oh yeah, cause she's only killing time
    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


  5. Survival Car (2:02)

    Don't you wanna ride in my
    Survival car
    We can take the long way home
    Through Central Park

    Funny how the ground can find my wheels
    I'm going where the road ain't there
    And only riding on the path we made
    to Union Square

    Doing like the young folks do
    In west coast towns
    Plowing like a banshee through
    The overground

    Funny how the ground can find my wheels
    I'm going where the road won't dare
    And only riding on the path we made
    to Union Square

    Everybody hit the ground
    I think I might have missed my calling
    Everybody turn around
    The light's about to change
    You better stand aside
    Why you wanna walk
    Don't you want to ride ride ride ride

    Don't you wanna ride in my
    Survival car
    We can take the long way home
    Through Central Park

    Funny how the ground can find my wheels
    I'm going where the road ain't there
    And only riding on the path we made
    to Union Square


  6. Barbara H. (3:22)

    For a small girl Barbara sure has got a big crush
    The kind that makes you want to break stuff
    And blame it on a man you don't know

    She came down to New York City in a big bus
    Nine hours driving and you can't just stay home
    So it doesn't matter which way you go

    Because all day the radio's been playing the same song
    Can't shake that tune but it's ok
    Maybe the world isn't so small
    Barbara knows it doesn't matter at all

    And each day Barbara wakes up in a bad way
    Tells me quietly she has absolutely nothing to say
    But I don't seem to mind

    She says she won't listen to the band play
    She hates songs that never seem to go away
    Now neither will mine

    And now all day the radio's been playing the same song
    Can't shake that tune but it's ok
    Maybe the world isn't so small
    Barbara knows it doesn't matter at all

    Barbara knows
    Barbara knows it doesn't matter at all


  7. Sick Day (4:33)

    Check out the girl in the Harbor Tunnel
    Crawling to work six feet under
    And the day has barely begun
    They're all chewing gum

    And laughing at the voice on the crackling radio station
    Lead us not into Penn Station
    Cause the best part's just begun
    We're all becoming one again

    And she's making the scene
    With the coffee and cream
    And the copy machine's not working
    She's a hell of a girl
    She's alone in the world
    And she likes to say hey good lookin
    She's on her way
    She's taking a sick day soon

    And here is the man pushing paper past her
    Thinks up ways to make the day go faster
    But the day goes on and on
    He dreams of his lawn

    And all about the pretty careerist the next cube over
    The fat secretary, the lunchtime lover
    Til the path train finally comes
    The platform's full of bums again

    And she's making the scene
    With the coffee and cream
    And the copy machine's not working
    She's a hell of a girl
    She's alone in the world
    And she likes to say hey good lookin
    She's on her way
    She's taking a sick day soon

    And she's taking her time
    As she's tossing a dime
    At the man in the cardboard coffin
    It doesn't have to be fine
    She's ahead of the line
    And doesn't have to be here too often
    She's making a play
    She's taking a sick day soon


  8. I've Got a Flair (2:52)

    I've got a flair
    For pulling your hair
    And making you crazy
    Oh yeah, oh yeah
    It's something I do well

    I've got a flair
    For making you care
    You know you should hate me
    Oh yeah, oh yeah
    It's something I do well

    Well you know I never meant to hurt no one
    But I got a knack for getting things undone
    And I got a way of ruining your fun
    All the time

    I've got a flair
    For holding a stare
    And holding you down
    Oh yeah, oh yeah
    It's something I can tell

    Well you know I never meant to hurt no one
    But I got a knack for getting things undone
    And I got a way of ruining your fun
    All the time

    I've got a flair
    For getting in your hair
    And making you crazy
    Oh yeah, oh yeah
    It's something I do well


  9. Leave the Biker (2:42)

    Seems the further from town I go
    The more I hate this place
    He's got leather and big tattoos
    Scars all over his face

    And I wonder if he ever has cried
    Cause he couldn't get a date for the prom

    He's got his arms around every man's dream
    And crumbs in his beard from the seafood special
    Oh can't you see my world is falling apart
    Baby please leave the biker
    Leave the biker, break his heart

    Now his friend leans over and says
    Looks like we got us a fag
    I wonder if that guy's read one word
    That wasn't in a porno mag

    And I wonder if he ever has cried
    Cause his kitten got run over and died

    He's got his arms around every man's dream
    And crumbs in his beard from the seafood special
    Oh can't you see my world is falling apart
    Baby please leave the biker
    Leave the biker, break his heart


  10. You Curse at Girls (2:05)

    They say you curse at girls
    Don't you know it isn't right
    You could get yourself in trouble

    You've been living in a different world
    Looking for another fight
    Sifting through emotional rubble

    Hey boy, don't you get it
    One day, you're gonna regret it when she's gone
    Hey boy, you can bet it
    You'll be blue

    Each time you curse at girls
    You curse a little at yourself
    Don't you know a girl gets angry

    Hey boy, don't you get it
    One day, you're gonna regret it when she's gone
    Hey boy, you can bet it
    You'll be blue

    They say you curse at girls
    Don't you know it isn't right


  11. Please Don't Rock Me Tonight (2:50)

    I was ready when the big day came
    My shoes were good and polished
    And you know how bad I wished

    I had somebody special to blame
    But you know I never care to lay
    A blame on for my hairdo

    You know it isn't easy to do
    When the DJ isn't humming
    A part of me suffers too

    Please don't rock me tonight
    Please don't rock me tonight
    Please don't rock me tonight
    I'm not in the mood

    I didn't mean to make the trendy guy mad
    But the feeling I'm immersed in now

    Can only turn a good party bad
    Somehow

    You know it isn't easy to do
    When the DJ isn't humming
    A part of me suffers too

    Please don't rock me tonight
    Please don't rock me tonight
    Please don't rock me tonight
    I'm not in the mood


  12. Everything's Ruined (2:44)

    Slow down
    There's gonna be trouble
    You're gonna forget
    What you're doing

    One false move, baby
    Suddenly everything's ruined

    Hold on
    You're gonna be sorry
    You're gonna regret
    What you're doing

    One false move, baby
    Suddenly everything's ruined

    And you ought to know
    You ought to know
    There's only one way this can go

    You ought to know
    You ought to know
    All of the ups and downs, the highs and lows

    Slow down
    There's gonna be trouble
    You're gonna forget
    What you're doing

    One false move, baby
    Suddenly everything's ruined

    One false move, baby
    Suddenly everything's ruined