You got to open your eyes in the morning,
Nine o'clock's comin' without any warning And you gotta get ready to go. |
Words and Music by Billy Joel
From Piano Man (1973) |
You say you went out late last evening
Did a lot of drinkin', come home stinkin',
And you went and fell asleep on the floor.
And then your lady comes and finds you a sleepin'
Starts into weeping 'bout the hours you've been keepin'
And you better get your ass out the door.
Ain't no crime,
Yeah, it's good to get it on to get a load off your mind,
It ain't no crime,
Well, everybody gets that way sometime.
It ain't no crime.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
You got to open your eyes in the morning,
Nine o'clock's comin' without any warning
And you gotta get ready to go.
Well now you tell me you love somebody
And you'll love 'em forever, you may love 'em forever,
But you won't like 'em all of the time.
Well now you tell me you need somebody
For the rest of your life you might have somebody,
But you won't want 'em every day.
It ain't no crime,
Well it's just human nature, happens all the time,
It ain't no crime,
Well don't think twice about it get it off your mind.
It ain't no crime.
Ain't no crime,
Yeah, it's good to get it on to get a load off your mind,
It ain't no crime,
Well it's just human nature, happens all the time,
It ain't no crime.
You got to open your eyes in the morning,
Nine o'clock's comin' without any warning
And you gotta get ready to go.
And just as surely as the wind keeps blowin'
The grass keeps growin', you gotta keep goin'
And the Lord'll have mercy on your soul.
Did a lot of drinkin', come home stinkin',
And you went and fell asleep on the floor.
And then your lady comes and finds you a sleepin'
Starts into weeping 'bout the hours you've been keepin'
And you better get your ass out the door.
Ain't no crime,
Yeah, it's good to get it on to get a load off your mind,
It ain't no crime,
Well, everybody gets that way sometime.
It ain't no crime.
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
You got to open your eyes in the morning,
Nine o'clock's comin' without any warning
And you gotta get ready to go.
Well now you tell me you love somebody
And you'll love 'em forever, you may love 'em forever,
But you won't like 'em all of the time.
Well now you tell me you need somebody
For the rest of your life you might have somebody,
But you won't want 'em every day.
It ain't no crime,
Well it's just human nature, happens all the time,
It ain't no crime,
Well don't think twice about it get it off your mind.
It ain't no crime.
Ain't no crime,
Yeah, it's good to get it on to get a load off your mind,
It ain't no crime,
Well it's just human nature, happens all the time,
It ain't no crime.
You got to open your eyes in the morning,
Nine o'clock's comin' without any warning
And you gotta get ready to go.
And just as surely as the wind keeps blowin'
The grass keeps growin', you gotta keep goin'
And the Lord'll have mercy on your soul.
Words and Music by Billy Joel. © 1973 Billy Joel
Photo: Don Hunstein./Columbia Records Publicity Photo (1973)
Commentary on "Ain't No Crime" at One Final Serenade.
Photo: Don Hunstein./Columbia Records Publicity Photo (1973)
Commentary on "Ain't No Crime" at One Final Serenade.