Hoover Factory Lyrics - Elvis Costello

Five miles out of London on the Western Avenue 

Must have been a wonder when it was brand new 

Talkin' 'bout the splendor of the Hoover factory 

I know that you'd agree if you had seen it too 

It's not a matter of life or death 

But what is, what is? 

It doesn't matter if I take another breath 

Who cares? Who cares? 

Green for go, green for action, from Park Royal to North Acton 

Past scrolls and inscriptions like those of the Egyptian age 

And one of these days the Hoover factory 

Is gonna be all the rage in those fashionable pages 

Five miles out of London on the Western Avenue 

Must have been a wonder when it was brand new 

Talkin' 'bout the splendor of the Hoover factory 

I know that you'd agree if you had seen it too 

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It's not a matter of life or death 

But what is, what is? 

It doesn't matter if I take another breath 

Who cares? Who cares? 

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