ADULT EDUCATION Daryl Hall and John Oates Afternoon in the homeroom They're about to let you go And the locker slams 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 And long halls and the gray walls Are gonna split apart Believe it or not There's life after high school And that's why the student body got A bad reputation oh yeah, oh yeah What they need is adult education Back to school it's a bad situation Oh yeah, oh yeah But what you want is an adult education The teacher don't know about how To deal with the student body huh, huh And the underclassmen are Flashing hot and cool huh huh All your girlfriends care about Watch and wear and talkin about it huh huh Believe it or not There's life after high school And that's why the student body got A bad reputation oh yeah, oh yeah What they need is adult education Back to school it's a bad situation Oh yeah, oh yeah But what you want is an adult education They're calling it preparation You're waiting for a separation You're nothing but another odd number Memories that you won't remember So you got a little education And a lot of dedication But you want a little night 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 a false surrender More memories you won't remember The senior with the Junior Miss I wonder what the junior wishes That she could graduate to adult That she could graduate to adult kisses Adult education Adult education Adult education It's a bad situation Adult education