笨小笨Understudies歌词由The Hold Steady&Craig Finn&Franz Nicolay演唱，出自专辑《The Price of Progress》，下面是《Understudies》完整版歌词！
Understudies歌词完整版
Understudies - The Hold Steady/Craig Finn/Franz Nicolay
Composed by：Craig Finn/Franz Nicolay
In the window of the storefront
There's a mugshot for a manhunt
And those cakes all decorated with cartoons
Piñatas shaped like parrots
Secrets leaking from the gas tanks
In the back while they were twisting up balloons
The helium was noble
And the nitrous was obnoxious
And the neon lit the stage
For the patrons in their boxes
And the scarecrow stepped on set
He stumbled then recovered
Started on his steps then said whatever
This is showbiz
Hit the spotlight
If you really want to dance then put your shoes on
And the diamond
In his tie pin
Was blinking like an isolated neutron
He said it's perfect when you're finally performing
But all this waiting around just gets so boring
When the show is over
Then people in theater
Stand up and start to clap
Try to take this whole thing back
But the night is just beginning
For the actor and the gaffer
He's taking off his makeup
And they meet up by the back door
In the alley there's an taxi
When they get in it starts moving
And the driver gets a feeling
That he knows just where they're going
And it's quiet and he listens
To the actor the gaffer
Discuss the things they're getting
And where they're going after
And if 4am's the night time or the morning
It's hard to get to sleep after performing
When a star is born the habit begins forming
It's hard to get to sleep after performing
The adrenaline it kicks in
When the stagehand hits the curtain
It's exciting when you're working
You get to be a different person
But later when it's over
And they're sweeping up the lobby and
You're still on that wavelength
And it's sometimes hard to shake it
The bakery is a business
That's pretty unsuspecting
They're busy on the third shift and
The doors are always open
The actor and the gaffer
They enter through the kitchen
When the baker sees them coming
He starts taking off his apron
Now it's showtime
Hit the spotlights
But the gaffer never turned up
And his phone's been dead since last night
Now it's showtime
Now it's showtime
Cue the dancers
Cue the dancers
The director phones the actor
But the actor doesn't answer
Call the back up
Call the back up
Get the new guy
Get the new guy
They're pacing around backstage
Trying to brush up on their lines
The understudy
The understudy
Plays the savior
Plays the savior
Comes in and does the part without
The dangerous behavior
But when a star is born the habit begins forming
It's hard to get to sleep after performing
Is 4am the night time or the morning
It's hard to get to sleep after performing
