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" workin' too hard can give you a heart attack you ought to know by now who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that what you get with your money? It seems such a waste of time if that's what it's all about if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out. Seargent O'Leary is walkin' the beat at night he becomes abartender he works at Mister Cacciatore's down on Sulliven Street across from the medical center he's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillac you ought to know by now and if he can't drive with a broken back at least he can polish the fenders. It seems such awaste of time if that's what it's all about if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out. You should never argue with a crazy mind you ought to know by now you can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime is that all you get for your money? It seems such awaste of time if that's what it's all about if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out.
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