Saturday night, and you're still hangin' around
Tired of living in your one-horse town You'd like to find a little hole in the ground For a while |
Words & Music by Billy Joel
From Piano Man (1973) |
So you go to the Village in your tie-dye jeans
And you stare at the junkies and the closet queens
It's like some pornographic magazine
And you smile.
But Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'
Your sister's gone out, she's on a date
You just sit at home and masturbate
Your phone is gonna ring soon but you just can't wait
For that call
So you stand on the corner in your new English clothes
And you look so polished from your hair down to your toes
Ah but still your finger's gonna pick your nose
After all
But Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'
So you decide to take a holiday
You got your tape deck and your brand new Chevrolet
Ah, there ain't no place to go anyway
And what for?
So you got everything, ah but nothing's cool
They just found your father in the swimming pool
And you guess you won't be going back to school
Anymore
But Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Ohh Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'
So you play your albums, and you smoke your pot
And you meet your girlfriend in the parking lot
But still you're achin' for the things you haven't got
What went wrong?
If you can't understand why your world is so dead
Why you've got to keep in style and feed your head
Well you're twenty-one and still your mother makes your bed
And that's too long
But Captain Jack will get you high tonight.
And take you to your special island
Well now Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'
Oh, Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Well now, Captain Jack could make you die tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'
And you stare at the junkies and the closet queens
It's like some pornographic magazine
And you smile.
But Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'
Your sister's gone out, she's on a date
You just sit at home and masturbate
Your phone is gonna ring soon but you just can't wait
For that call
So you stand on the corner in your new English clothes
And you look so polished from your hair down to your toes
Ah but still your finger's gonna pick your nose
After all
But Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'
So you decide to take a holiday
You got your tape deck and your brand new Chevrolet
Ah, there ain't no place to go anyway
And what for?
So you got everything, ah but nothing's cool
They just found your father in the swimming pool
And you guess you won't be going back to school
Anymore
But Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Ohh Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'
So you play your albums, and you smoke your pot
And you meet your girlfriend in the parking lot
But still you're achin' for the things you haven't got
What went wrong?
If you can't understand why your world is so dead
Why you've got to keep in style and feed your head
Well you're twenty-one and still your mother makes your bed
And that's too long
But Captain Jack will get you high tonight.
And take you to your special island
Well now Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'
Oh, Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Well now, Captain Jack could make you die tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'
Words and Music by Billy Joel. © 1973 Billy Joel
Photo: Billy and his band on The Session (1972) with Al Hertzberg (guitar), Larry Russell (bass), and Rhys Clark (drums).
Commentary on "Captain Jack" at One Final Serenade.
Photo: Billy and his band on The Session (1972) with Al Hertzberg (guitar), Larry Russell (bass), and Rhys Clark (drums).
Commentary on "Captain Jack" at One Final Serenade.