Amateur Hour Songtext

von Sparks

The lawns grow plush in the hinterlands.
The perfect little setting for the one night stands.
The drapes are drawn and the lights are out.
It's the time to put in practice
What you've dreamed about.
Well she can show you what you must do
To be more like people better than you.

[Refrain]
Amateur hour goes on and on
When you turn pro you know, she'll let you know.
Amateur hour goes on and on
When you turn pro you know, she tells you so.

Girls grow tops to go topless in
While we sit and count the hairs
That blossom from our chins.
Our voices change at a rapid pace.
I could start a song a tenor and then end as bass.
Choose your partners everyone
If you hesitate the good ones are gone.

[Refrain]

Amateur hour goes on and on
When you turn pro you know, she'll let you know.

Dance laugh wine dine and talk and sing,
But those cannot replace what is the real thing.
It's a lot like playing the violin,
You cannot start off and be Yehudi Menuhin.

[Refrain]