Lyrics Richard Thompson – Guitar Heroes

I can’t go out with my friends on a Saturday night
My guitar’s like a woman and you know I’ve got to treat her right
I’ve got to practice all night and day
I’ve got to play the way my heroes play

O my teacher says they’re going to kick me out of school
‘Cause I’m nothing but a bebop, twang-headed rock and roll fool
If I don’t do my homework I’ve got to go
But they can’t teach me what I’ve got to know
How do I make my guitar sound like Les Paul?

I’ll do the washing up later, let me practice if I choose
But how does Chuck Berry make it bounce right out of the grooves?

My girlfriend says she’s going to dump me any day soon
If I don’t stop strumming my guitar and get out of my room
If I don’t get a life she’s going to look elsewhere
She says, there’s some normal boys out there
I said, I’ll catch you up when I’ve cracked this James Burton tune

My Mum and Dad say they’re going to put me out in the street
I’m excommunicated till I get a job and get on my feet
They say I’m not making a contribution
But I’m still searching for a musical solution
I’ve got to know how the Shadows get that beat

Well I played and I played till my fingers bled
I shut out all the voices but the voice in my head
Now I stand on stage and I do my stuff
And maybe it’s good, but it’s never good enough
To tell you the truth, I always hid it
I still don’t know how my heroes did it
I still don’t know how my heroes did it
Guitar heroes