At the Mall (Live)

[Verse 1]
It was a Saturday
A lazy kind of Saturday
It was kind of a bore, kind of a snore
Kind of Saturday
I thought I'd bake a cake
But then I remembered, I hate, I hate to bake
Nothing but sports on the telly and I thought
My heart would break

[Pre-Chorus]
But then it occurred to me
In a moment of truth
Suddenly I realized what I had to do

[Chorus]
I had to go to the mall, the mall
For the blacktop, the parking spaces and all
I had to go to the mall, the mall
Where that mass of humanity meets face to face
Instant insanity show me the way
To the mall, the mall

[Verse 2]
It was a friend's birthday
My very best friend's birthday
Isn't it funny how old fathеr time catches up with us
In the samе way
I forgot to get a gift
I think my mind had probably been adrift
Oh what a sorrow I felt when I feared
It would cause a rift

[Pre-Chorus]
But then it occurred to me
In a moment of truth
Suddenly I realized what I had to do

[Chorus]
I had to go to the mall, the mall
For those trinkets of junk and that ain't all
I had to go to the mall, the mall
"It's a combo snowblower, hair dryer, here's how it goes"
"Do you have it in pink? I'll take two of those"
At the mall

[Verse 3]
It was a rainy night
A romantic kind of rainy night
It was the kind of a night when you wish you had someone
To hold you tight
I went to a singles bar
Then to another singles bar
Nary a tingle, still I thought I'd hit one more
Singles bar

[Pre-Chorus]
But then it occurred to me
In a moment of truth
Suddenly I realized what I had to do

[Chorus]
I had to go to the mall, the mall
It's so easy to find romance at the mall
I had to go to the mall, the mall
Just stand in the door where they sell lingerie
You're sure to find someone looking your way
At the mall, the mall

[Outro]
At the mall, the mall
At the mall, the mall
You'll find it all
At the mall