Big Man on Mullberry Street Songtext
von Billy Joel

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 a 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 every time 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