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Big Man On Mulberry Street

Billy Joel

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Big Man On Mulberry Street

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Why can't I lay lowWhy can't I say what I meanWhy don't I stay homeAnd get myself into some boring routineWhy can't I calm downWhy is it always a fightI can't get unwoundWhy do I throw myself into the nightI'm on the outsideI don't fit into the grooveNow I ain't a bad guySo tell me what am I trying to proveWhy can't I cool outWhy don't I button my lipWhy do I lash outWhy is it I always shoot from the hipI cruise from Houston to canal streetA misfit and a rebelI see the winds talking to themselvesAnd I can understandWhy is it every time I go outI always seem to get in troubleI guess I made an impression on somebodyNorth of Hester and south of GrandAnd so in my small wayI'm a big man on Mulberry streetI don't mean all dayOnly at night when I'm light on my feetWhat else have I gotThat I'd be trying to hideMaybe a blind spotI haven't seen from the sensitive sideBut you know in my own heartI'm a big man on Mulberry streetI play the whole partI leave a big tip with every receiptI'm so romanticI'm such a passionate manSometimes I panicWhat if nobody finds out who I am
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