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BILLY JOEL lyrics : "Big Shot"



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 (*##$in' to me


Because you had to be a big shot, didn't cha
You had to open up your mouth
You had to be a big shot, didn't cha

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


And they were all impressed with your Halston dress
And the people that you knew at Elaine's
And the story of your latest success

You 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 cha
You had to prove it to the crowd

You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
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


Oh Oh whoa whoa oh, Oh Oh whoa who-oo-oo-oo-ah,
Oh Oh Oh whoa whoa oh, Oh Oh whoa.


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


You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
You had to open up your mouth

You had to be a big shot, didn't cha
All your friends were so knocked out
You had to have the last word, last night

So much fun to be around
(LIVE VERSION ON 3RD CHORUS ONLY: "You know what everything's about")
You had to have the white hot spotlight

You had to be a big shot last night, Oh oh

Oh Oh whoa whoa oh, Oh Oh whoa.


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