Billy Joel
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
Written by - Billy Joel
From - The Stranger
Peaked at #17 - 5/78
Ooh hoo ah ha
Anthony works in the grocery store 
Savin' his pennies for someday 
Mama Leone left a note on the door
She said, 'Sonny, move out to the country'
Oh, workin' too hard can give you a heart attack...
You oughta know by now 
Who needs a house out in Hackensack? 
Is that all you get for your money? 
 
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 
Mmm, I'm movin' out, oh oh
 
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 
Then he's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillac 
You oughta 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 
Mmm, I'm movin' out, oh oh
 
You should never argue with a crazy mind 
You oughta 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
Yeah, if that's what you're all about 
Good luck movin' up 'cause I'm movin' out 
Mmm, I'm movin' out, mmm ooh hoo ah ha
I'm movin' out...
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