Well, you went uptown ridin' in your limousine
With your fine Park Avenue clothes You had the Dom Perignon in your hand And the spoon up your nose Ooh, and when you wake up in the mornin' With your head on fire And your eyes too bloody to see Go on and cry in your coffee But don't come bitchin' to me |
Words & Music by Billy Joel
From 52nd Street (1978) Audio
Video |
Because you had to be a big shot, didn't ya?
You had to open up your mouth
You had to be a big shot, didn't ya?
All your friends were so knocked out
You had to have the last word, last night
You know what everything's about
You had to have a white hot spotlight
You had to be a big shot last night
Well, they were all impressed with your Halston dress
And the people that you knew at Elaine's
And the story of your latest success
Kept 'em so entertained
But now you just don't remember
All the things you said
And you're not sure that you want to know
I'll give you one hint, honey
You sure did put on a show
Yes, yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't ya
You had to prove it to the crowd
You had to be a big shot, didn't ya
All your friends were so knocked out
You had to have the last word, last night
You're so much fun to be around
You had to have the front page, bold type
You had to be a big shot last night
Oh oh whoa whoa oh . . .
Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in
If you know when to leave it alone
But you went over the line
You couldn't see it was time to go home
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
You had to be a big shot, didn't ya
You had to open up your mouth
You had to be a big shot, didn't ya
All your friends were so knocked out
You had to have the last word, last night
So much fun to be around
You had to have the white hot spotlight
You had to be a big shot last night, oh oh
Oh oh whoa whoa oh . . .
Big shot . . .
Big shot . . .
You had to open up your mouth
You had to be a big shot, didn't ya?
All your friends were so knocked out
You had to have the last word, last night
You know what everything's about
You had to have a white hot spotlight
You had to be a big shot last night
Well, they were all impressed with your Halston dress
And the people that you knew at Elaine's
And the story of your latest success
Kept 'em so entertained
But now you just don't remember
All the things you said
And you're not sure that you want to know
I'll give you one hint, honey
You sure did put on a show
Yes, yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't ya
You had to prove it to the crowd
You had to be a big shot, didn't ya
All your friends were so knocked out
You had to have the last word, last night
You're so much fun to be around
You had to have the front page, bold type
You had to be a big shot last night
Oh oh whoa whoa oh . . .
Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in
If you know when to leave it alone
But you went over the line
You couldn't see it was time to go home
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
You had to be a big shot, didn't ya
You had to open up your mouth
You had to be a big shot, didn't ya
All your friends were so knocked out
You had to have the last word, last night
So much fun to be around
You had to have the white hot spotlight
You had to be a big shot last night, oh oh
Oh oh whoa whoa oh . . .
Big shot . . .
Big shot . . .
Words and Music by Billy Joel. © 1978 JoelSongs.
Photo: Columbia Records publicity photos from Big Shot video.
Photo: Columbia Records publicity photos from Big Shot video.