Anthony works in the grocery store
Saving his pennies for someday
Mama Leone left a note on the door
She said, "Sonny, move out to the country"
Working too hard can give you a heart
attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack
You ought to know by now
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
Is that all you get for your money?
Chorus:
It seems like a waste of time,
if that's what it's all about
Mama, if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out
Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat
At night he becomes a bartender
He works at Mr. Cacciatore's
Down on Sullivan Street
Across from the medical center
Yeah, and he's tradin' in his Chevy
For a Cadillac-ac-ac-ac-ac-ac
You oughta know by now
(You oughta know by now)
And if he can't drive with a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders
Chorus:
And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama, if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out
Mmm, I'm movin' out
Oh-ohh, ooh ooh, uh-huh, mmm
You should never argue
With a crazy mind-mind-mind-mind
You oughta know by now
(You oughta know by now)
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
Is that all you get for your money?
Chorus:
And if that's what you have in mind
Yeah, if that's what you're all about
Good luck movin' up, 'cause I'm movin' out
I'm movin' out
I'm movin' out