What A Waste Lyrics - Singles - Wonderful Town

Go home! 

Go West! 

Go back where you came from! 

Oh, why did you ever leave Ohio? 

A million kids just like you 

Come to town every day 

With stars in their eyes 

They're going to conquer the city 

They're going to grab off the Pulitzer prize 

But it's a terrible pity 

Because they're in for a bitter surprise 

And their stories all follow one line 

Like his 

Like his 

Like mine 

Born in Duluth, natural writer 

Published at seven, genius type 

Wrote the school play, wrote the school paper 

Summa cum laude, all of that tripe 

Came to New York 

Got on the staff here 

This was my chance to be heard 

And since then I haven't written a word 

What a waste! 

What a waste! 

What a waste of money and time! 

Man from Detroit 

Wonderful artist 

Went to Picasso 

Pablo said, "Wow!" 

Settled in France 

Bought him a beret 

Lived in Montmartre 

Really learned how 

Came to New York 

Had an exhibit 

Art critics made a big fuss 

Now he paints those toothpaste ads on the bus 

What a waste! 

What a waste! 

What a waste of money and time! 

Girl from Mobile 

Versatile actress 

Tragic or comic 

Any old play 

Suffered and starved 

Met Stanislavsky 

He said the world would 

Cheer her some day 

Came to New York 

Repertoire ready 

Chekov's and Shakespeare's and Wilde's 

Now they watch her flipping flapjacks at Childs 

What a waste! 

What a waste! 

What a waste of money and time! 

Kid from Cape Cod 

Fisherman's family 

Marvelous singer 

Big baritone 

Rented his boat 

Paid for his lessons 

Starved for his studies 

Down to the bone 

Came to New York 

Aimed at the opera 

Sing "Rigoletto" his wish 

At the Fulton Market now he yells, "Fish!" 

What a waste! 

What a waste! 

What a waste of money and 

(Fish) 

Go home! 

Go West! 

Go back where you came from! 

Go home!