"Night School Teacher"

I thought this was ever so clever when I wrote it, but now I cringe a bit at some of these lines: overly cute, pretentious, and reading more like an exercise than anything with real feeling behind it. I think I have in many ways outgrown my early pop lyrics.

Night School Teacher

© 1985 Brian Hutzell

I found myself with time to spare in the evenings

At first I fell to sitting there, taking it easy

Then I heard a night school ad on the TV

Told myself, "Now here's my chance, my relieving!"

First time I saw her

Couldn't believe my eyes

Here was my teacher

Beauty before my eyes

F is for effort, but not forever

C is for seeing, but not for ceasing

H is for aching, but not for hating

B is for being in love

With my night school teacher

How can I reach her?

She reads my papers

Says I'm incapable of doing homework

Learning my lessons

I try to tell her

She just won't listen

I guess I didn't make the grade

I found my concentration down in the classroom

I tried imagining her in the bedroom

Then the report cards came: I was failing

Told myself, "Here's my excuse for a meeting!"

First thing she told me

Caught me by surprise

"I've seen you staring, lust in your eyes."

F is for effort, but not forever

C is for seeing, but not for ceasing

H is for aching, but not for hating

B is for being in love

With my night school teacher

How can I reach her?

She reads my papers

Says I'm incapable of doing homework

Learning my lessons

I try to tell her

She just won't listen

I guess I didn't make the grade

Don't be tardy

Don't be late

There's no refunding once you've paid

F is for effort, but not forever

C is for seeing, but not for ceasing

H is for aching, but not for hating

B is for being in love

With my night school teacher

How can I reach her?

She reads my papers

Says I'm incapable of doing homework

Learning my lessons

I try to tell her

She just won't listen

I guess I didn't make the grade