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It's afternoon in the homeroom they're about to let you go
And the lockers slam on the plan you had tonight
You've been messin' around with a boyfriend maybe better left alone
There's a wise guy that you know could put you right
In the lot the boy that's idling by doesn't rev your heart
Cause it's only lonely spots he shares with you
The long halls not the grey walls are gonna split apart
Believe it or not there's life after high school
The student body's got a bad reputation
But what they need is Adult Education
Back to school it's a bad situation
But what you want is an....Adult Education
The teacher don't know about how to deal with the student body
And the underclassmen are flashing hot and cool.
All you girlfriends care about the watch and wear and talkin' about it
Believe it or not there's life after high school
They're calling it a preparation
You're waiting for a separation
You're nothing but another odd number
Memories you won't remember
So you got a little education
And a lot of bed-ucation
But you want a little nite school
Maybe some of it'll rub off on you
The boys are busy in the mirrors
Trying to imitate their heroes
You make it with false surrender
More memories you won't remember
The seniors with the Junior Miss' a
I wonder what the junior wishes
That she could graduate to adult
That she could graduate to adult kisses.
And the lockers slam on the plan you had tonight
You've been messin' around with a boyfriend maybe better left alone
There's a wise guy that you know could put you right
In the lot the boy that's idling by doesn't rev your heart
Cause it's only lonely spots he shares with you
The long halls not the grey walls are gonna split apart
Believe it or not there's life after high school
But what they need is Adult Education
Back to school it's a bad situation
But what you want is an....Adult Education
The teacher don't know about how to deal with the student body
And the underclassmen are flashing hot and cool.
All you girlfriends care about the watch and wear and talkin' about it
Believe it or not there's life after high school
You're waiting for a separation
You're nothing but another odd number
Memories you won't remember
So you got a little education
And a lot of bed-ucation
But you want a little nite school
Maybe some of it'll rub off on you
The boys are busy in the mirrors
Trying to imitate their heroes
You make it with false surrender
More memories you won't remember
The seniors with the Junior Miss' a
I wonder what the junior wishes
That she could graduate to adult
That she could graduate to adult kisses.
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Submitted by
elixir808 On Dec 16, 2004
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The song is about all the pompousness and sexual tension of high school. I think this song is trying to show that the girls and boys who act or appear to be experienced (whether sexually or otherwise, in this song sexually) are the standard, the ones who get all the admiration, but in reality they don't know jack and need an "adult education". The lyrics are a bit silly, but it just reminds me of how much life is better once high school is over.
This song makes me wish there was a way to skip over high school completely or if there is a better alternative for it. I remember wanting friends to talk to and being so damn horny all the time, but being unable to make friends or get laid. In other words, trying to earn the respect and admiration of others. And that's a hard thing for a rational human to say, I'm glad that that part of life is long over!
It doesn't take a genius to figure this one out. It's a song told from the viewpoint of an adult lecher imagining a bunch of teens fucking and thinking how much better off the young (underage) girls would be with him.
Wow, 3.5 years since the last (and only) comment on this song. This song is strangely addictive and I remember listening to it when I was about 10 years old (the year it came out). I wouldn't have understood it then, but now I do, especially seeing as how I am now almost the same age Hall & Oates were when they recorded this. :P