Half A Mile Away

Billy Joel

INTRO x3 verse 1 Little Gio is a friend of mine We get some money and we buy a cheap wine Sit on the corner and have a hol - i - day 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 BRIDGE 1 x2 Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo verse 2 Wait for mamma to turn out the light Crawl on the the roof and then 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 m - - ine Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away BRIDGE 2: Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo x3 Oo, it's just a half a mile away verse 3 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 just a half a mile away BRIDGE 3 Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo x3 Oo, it's just a half a mile away verse 4: I've given everybody so much time Now I need a moment that's m - - ine Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo

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