Wonderful Town - What a Waste lyrics

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 Pica**o 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!