Words and Music by Billy Joel
From The Stranger (1977) |
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Anthony works in the grocery store
Savin' his pennies for some day
Mama Leone left a note on the door
She said "Sonny move out to the country"
Ah but working too hard can give you
A heart attack, ack, ack, ack, ack, ack
You ought-a know by now
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
Is that all you get for your money?
Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat
At night he becomes a bartender
He works at Mister Cacciatore's
Down on Sullivan Street
Across from the medical center
And he's tradin' in his Chevy for
A Cadillac ack ack ack ack ack
You ought-a know by now
And if he can't drive with a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders.
And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out
I'm movin' out
You should never argue with a crazy mind
You ought-a know by now
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
Is that all you get for your money
And if that's what you have in mind
Then that's what you're all about
Good luck movin' up cause I'm movin' out
I'm movin' out.
Savin' his pennies for some day
Mama Leone left a note on the door
She said "Sonny move out to the country"
Ah but working too hard can give you
A heart attack, ack, ack, ack, ack, ack
You ought-a know by now
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
Is that all you get for your money?
Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat
At night he becomes a bartender
He works at Mister Cacciatore's
Down on Sullivan Street
Across from the medical center
And he's tradin' in his Chevy for
A Cadillac ack ack ack ack ack
You ought-a know by now
And if he can't drive with a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders.
And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out
I'm movin' out
You should never argue with a crazy mind
You ought-a know by now
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
Is that all you get for your money
And if that's what you have in mind
Then that's what you're all about
Good luck movin' up cause I'm movin' out
I'm movin' out.
Words and Music by Billy Joel. © 1977 JoelSongs.
Photo: Columbia Records Publicity Photo
Photo: Columbia Records Publicity Photo