Billy Joel Big Man On Mulberry Street Lyrics

Big Man On Mulberry Street Lyrics

Why can't I lay low

Why can't I say what I mean

Why don't I stay
home

And get myself into some boring routine



Why can't I calm
down

Why is it always a fight

I can't get unwound

Why do I throw
myself into the night



I'm on the outside

I don't fit into the
groove

Now I ain't a bad guy

So tell me what am I trying to
prove



Why can't I cool out

Why don't I button my lip

Why do I
lash out

Why is it I always shoot from the hip



I cruise from
Houston to canal street

A misfit and a rebel

I see the winds talking to
themselves

And I can understand

Why is it everytime I go out

I
always seem to get in trouble

I guess I made an impression on
somebody

North of hester and south of grand



And so in my small
way

I'm a big man on Mulberry street

I don't mean all day

Only at
night when I'm light on my feet



What else have I got

That I'd be
trying to hide

Maybe a blind spot

I haven't seen from the sensitive
side



But you know in my own heart

I'm a big man on Mulberry
street

I play the whole part

I leave a big tip with every
receipt



I'm so romantic

I'm such a passionate man

Sometimes I
panic

What if nobody finds out who I am