Little Geo is a friend of mine
We get some money and we buy a cheap wine Sit on the corner and have a holiday Hide the bottle when the cop goes by Talk about women and lie, lie, lie Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away. |
Words and Music by Billy Joel
From 52nd Street (1978) |
Wait for mama to turn out the light
Crawl on the roof and then I hit the night
I should be sleeping but tonight I just can't stay
I've given everybody so much time
Now I need a moment that's mine
Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away
Ooh, it's just a half a mile away
Ooh, it's just a half a mile away
Ooh, yeah, it's just a half a mile away
Angelina save a place for me
I've been livin' someone else's life and now I've got to be free
Turn your transistor on and let the music play
I try to keep the family satisfied
But there's gotta be more to life than just try, try, try
Oh, my other world is only half a mile away
Ooh, it's just a half a mile away
Ooh, it's just a half a mile away
Ooh, yeah, it's just a half a mile away
I've given everybody so much time
Now I need a moment that's mine
Oh my other world is just a half a mile away
It's just a half a mile away
Don't you know, it's just a half a mile away
Just, just, just a half a mile away . . .
Crawl on the roof and then I hit the night
I should be sleeping but tonight I just can't stay
I've given everybody so much time
Now I need a moment that's mine
Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away
Ooh, it's just a half a mile away
Ooh, it's just a half a mile away
Ooh, yeah, it's just a half a mile away
Angelina save a place for me
I've been livin' someone else's life and now I've got to be free
Turn your transistor on and let the music play
I try to keep the family satisfied
But there's gotta be more to life than just try, try, try
Oh, my other world is only half a mile away
Ooh, it's just a half a mile away
Ooh, it's just a half a mile away
Ooh, yeah, it's just a half a mile away
I've given everybody so much time
Now I need a moment that's mine
Oh my other world is just a half a mile away
It's just a half a mile away
Don't you know, it's just a half a mile away
Just, just, just a half a mile away . . .
Words and Music by Billy Joel. © 1978 JoelSongs.
Photo: Columbia Records publicity photo. Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images (1978) |