Guitar Heroes Richard Thompson

Oh, 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
I've got to learn how to do it the Django way

Oh my teacher says they're gonna' kick me outta' school
‘Cause I'm nothin' 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 those grooves?

My girlfriend says she's gonna' dump me any day soon
If I don't stop strummin' my guitar and get outta' my room
If I don't get a life she's gonna' 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 gonna' put me out on the street
I'm excommunicated 'til I get a job and get on my feet
They say I'm not makin' a contribution
But I'm still searchin' for a musical solution
I've gotta' know how The Shadows get that beat