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In The Hamptons With Billy Joel

from Leaky Canoe by Phoebe Kreutz

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You were gonna take the Jitney, but he said that he'll come by
to drive you there and back in his Cadillac, 'cuz he's just that kind of a guy.
And now you're cruising the Expressway and the exits are flyin' past
And you're oh so glad that Billy drives so fast

Cuz now you're in the Hamptons with Billy Joel
You're gonna take a walk, you're gonna take a stroll
He's gonna take you out for a lobster roll 
In the Hamptons with Billy Joel

Well, there's a garden party at Ina Garten's but he'd rather drive around
Cuz it's not too far to a locals' bar out in Montauk that he found
And there's a juke box in the corner and it's playing "Captain Jack"
and Billy grabs a table near the back.

And now you're daytime drinking with Billy Joel
You talk an awful lot about a lot of soul
And feelin' like a man but lookin' like a troll
In the Hamptons with Billy Joel 

His eyes are getting heavy and he's staring at the ground
He signals to the barkeep that we'll take another round
You ask him how he's doing and he tells you not so hot
It's like he's always thirsty now and nothing hits the spot
He thought he'd take some time off just to classic'ly compose
but found he couldn't live without the cheering at the shows.
He's selling out the garden like the way they said he would
and people say he's awesome, yeah, but noone says he's good
and noone likes the new stuff, he'll just play the hits and bow
so he's stuck singing songs he wrote for wives who hate him now.
He swears he's seen that river in the middle of the night.
But lately he can't find cuz the lights are way too bright.
And where are rosalinda's eyes? And where's his glass of wine?
you want to call a taxi now but Billy says he's fine.

And when you're in the Hamptons with Billy Joel
He's gonna take a drive. He's gonna lose control.
He's gonna wrap his car around a telephone pole.
In the Hamptons with Billy Joel

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from Leaky Canoe, released February 12, 2021

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