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 practise 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  . . .