One of the things I love about Fountains of Wayne is their eclectic subject matter.
It seems 85% of songs I hear these days are about finding love or losing love. Worthy topics, no doubt, and topics that have resonated since a caveman wrote the first song and will resonate when we’re writing songs in space.
But I like character sketch songs just as much, the kind Ben Folds, Randy Newman and, yes, Fountains of Wayne write so well.
‘Action Hero’ is about the sort of fellow you don’t generally encounter in pop music. He’s a middle-aged family man with a bad heart and delusions of grandeur.
This is a poignant song about somebody who feels real and familiar over the course of just a few lines. More like this, please.
He is searching for his keys
At a small Vietnamese
Place on East 11th Street
His daughters both at once say,
Can we just get going please?
As his wife begins to sneeze
And his son is throwing peas
And eating with his feet
He’s an action hero
And he should be fighting crime
Leaping between the buildings
And racing against time
He’s an action hero
He’s an action hero
In his mind
In his mind
He drops by Mount Sinai
Where they’re running through some tests
And they’ve taped things to his chest
And they’re all doing their best
To make him feel at ease
The doctor says it’s really just an educated guess
I suggest you get some rest
Try to cut back on the stress
Cause I don’t like what I see
But the action hero
Swears he feels just fine
He’s got to finish saving
The world for all mankind
He’s an action hero
He’s an action hero
And he’s racing against time
He’s racing against time
There goes the action hero
He’s racing against time
Meet Me In Montauk 
Yes, I agree with you. More songs like there please.