Title : SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT

                           Artist : BILLY JOEL

                        Reference Number  :  0453

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        A BOTTLE OF WHITE, A BOTTLE OF RED
        PERHAPS A BOTTLE OF ROSE INSTEAD
        GET A TABLE NEAR THE STREET IN OUR OLD FAMILIAR PLACE
        YOU AND I FACE TO FACE UHM  
        A BOTTLE OF RED, A BOTTLE WHITE
        IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOUR APPETITE
        I'LL MEET YOU ANY TIME YOU WANT IN OUR ITALIAN RESTAURANT
 
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        NEWS ARE OKAY WITH ME THESE DAYS
        GOT A GOOD JOB, I GOT A GOOD OFFICE 
        I GOT A NEW WIFE, GOT A NEW LIFE AND THE FAMILY IS FINE OOH
        LOST TOUCH LONG AGO, YOU LOST WEIGHT I DID NOT KNOW
        YOU WOULD EVER LOOK SO NICE AFTER SO MUCH TIME 
        YOU RE MEMBER THOSE DAYS HANGIN' OUT AT THE VILLAGE GREEN
        THE ENGINEER BOOTS, LEATHER JACKETS AND TIGHT BLUE JEANS
        WOOH YOU DROP A DIME IN THE BOX PLAY A SONG ABOUT NEW ORLEANS  
             
        COLD BEER, HOT LIGHTS
        MY SWEET ROMANTIC TEENAGE NIGHTS WOOH  OOH
        YEAH  WOOH  OOH 
  

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        WOOH OOH, WOOH OOH, WOOH OOH OOH OOH OOH
        WOOH OOH, WOOH OOH, WOOH OOH
        WOOH OOH, OOH OOH OOH 


        BRENDA AND EDDY WERE THE POPULAR STEADIES 
        AND THE KING AND THE QUEEN OF THE HOP
        RIDIN' AROUND WITH THE CAR TOP DOWN AND THE RADIO ON
        NOBODY LOOKED ANY FINER
        I WAS MORE OF A HIT AT THE PARKWAY DINER
        WE NEVER KNEW WE COULD WANT MORE THAN THAT OUT OF LIFE
        SURE THAT BRENDA AND EDDY WOULD ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO SURVIVE

        WOOH OOH, WOOH OOH 
        WOOH OOH, OOH OOH OOH WOOH OOH
        WOOH OOH, WOOH OOH
        WOOH OOH, OOH OOH OOH 

        BRENDA AND EDDY WERE STILL GOING STEADY IN THE SUMMER OF '75 
        WHEN THAY DECIDED THE MARRIAGE WOULD BE AT THE END OF JULY
        EV'RYONE SAID THEY WERE CRAZY
        BRENDA YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE MUCH TOO LAZY
        AND EDDY COULD NEVER AFFORD TO LIVE THAT KIND OF LIFE
        OOH BUT THERE WE WERE WAIVIN' BRENDA AND EDDY GOODBYE

        WOOH OOH, WOOH OOH 
        WOOH OOH OOH
        WELL THEY GOT AN APARTMENT WITH DEEP PILED CARPET 
        AND A COUPLE OF PAINTAINGS FROM SEARS 
        A BIG WATERBED THAT THEY BOUGHT WITH THE BREAD 
        THEY'D SAVED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS
        BUT THEY STARTED TO FIGHT WHEN THE MONEY GOT TIGHT 
        AND THEY JUST DIDN'T COUNT ON THE TEARS
        WOOH OOH  WOOHOOH   YEAH ROCK AND ROLL

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        WOOH OOH, WOOH OOH 
        WOOH OOH OOH  
        WELL THEY LIVED FOR A WHILE IN A VERY NICE STYLE 
        BUT IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME IN THE END
        THEY GOT A DIVORCE AS A MATTER OF COURSE 
        AND THEY PARTED THE CLOSEST OF FRIENDS
        THEN THE KING AND THE QUEEN WENT BACK TO THE GREEN 
        BUT YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK THERE AGAIN 
        NOO OOH, WOOH OOH

        BRENDA AND EDDY HAD HAD IT ALREADY BY THE  SUMMER OF '75
        FROM THE HEIGHT OF THE LAW TO THE END OF THE SHORE 
        FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES
        COULDN'T GO BACK TO THE GREASERS 
        BEST THEY COULD DO WAS PICK UP THEIR PIECES
        AND WE ALWAYS KNEW THEY WOULD BOTH FIND A WAY TO GET BY OOH
        AND THAT'S ALL I HEARD ABOUT BRENDA AND EDDY
        I CAN'T TELL YOU MORE 'CAUSE I TOLD YOU ALREADY
        AND HERE WE ARE WAVIN' BRENDA AND EDDY GOODBYE

        WOOH OOH, WOOH OOH 
        WOOH OOH, OOH OOH OOH WOOH OOH 
        WOOH OOH, WOOH OOH
        WOOH OOH OOH OOH OOH 
        WOOH OOH, WOOH OOH 
        WOOH OOH, OOH OOH OOH
        WOOH YEAH

       A BOTTLE OF RED, OOH A BOTTLE OF WHITE
       WHATEVER KIND OF MOOD YOU'RE IN TONIGHT
       I'LL MEET YOU ANY TIME YOU WANT
       IN OUR ITALIAN RESTAURANT

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