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FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE lyrics : "New Routine"

Two men sit in the corner of a diner
Both of them look quite a bit like Carl Reiner
One of them is smoking even though the sign says not to

The waitress says to stop, he says sorry but I've got to
They tell each other jokes that they both know that they both know
They talk about real estate, prostates, Costco

And when they finish up they leave a twenty on the table
The waitress picks it up with their half-eaten bagels
And when her shift is over she goes back to Mineola

Sits on the couch, opens up a diet cola and says

I'm so, I'm so sick of this place I'm so ready for a change of pace

I'm just looking for a new routine
So she spins her globe and the next thing you know
She's living in Liechtenstein


She doesn't speak German, only high school Spanish
But within a few weeks she discovers she can manage

But there's not much going on except for banking and skiing
So she breaks up with the man that she just started seeing
He drops her at the airport in a diesel Mercedes

Thinks to himself I'm so feeble with the ladies and I

I'm so, I'm so sick of this place

I'm so ready for a change of pace
I'm just looking for a new routine
So he grabs his cap

Throws a dart at a map
And now he's living in Bowling Green


He talks his way into
A job at La Quinta
Falls for the manager

Who's moving back to Canada
She's tried Roanoke, Reykjavik, Rome
Says you're really sweet but I just want to go home


Two men sit in the corner of a diner
One of them says I might take a trip to China

It's one of those things we should do before we're too old
Thanks but no thanks, bring me back an egg roll
Bring it back

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