Amateur Hour

Album: Kimono My House (1974)
Charted: 7
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  • 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.

    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.
    So choose your partners everyone
    If you hesitate the good ones are gone.
    Amateur hour goes on and on

    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.
    So Amateur hour goes on and on Writer/s: Ronald D. Mael
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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