Billy Joel - Half A Mile Away Lyrics






Little Geo is a friend of mine
We get some money and we buy a cheap wine
Sit on the corner and have a holiday
Hide the bottle when the cop goes by
Talk about women and lie, lie, lie
Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away

Wait for mamma to turn out the light
Crawl on the the roof and then hit the night
I should be sleeping but tonight I just can't stay
I've given everybody so much time
Now I need a moment that's mine
Oh my other world is just a half a mile away

It's just a half a mile away

Angelina save a place for me
I've been livin' someone else's life and now I've got to be free
Turn your transistor on and let the music play
I try to keep the family satisfied
But there's gotta be more to life than just try, try, try
Oh my other world is just a half a mile away

It's just a half a mile away





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  1. D.... P....

    You won’t believe your eyes once I put Billye Joelish into action.

  2. D.... L....

    I only live 10 minutes away from the casino.

  3. J.... ....

    Crazy how this song doesn’t get the attention it deserves

  4. V.... L....

    I can picture myself running on the streets of Louisiana, this song in the back.

  5. Y.... B....

    A Genius

    Y.... B....

    A LEGEND

  6. �.... ....

    Little Geo is a friend of mine
    We get some money and we buy a cheap wine
    Sit on the corner and have a holiday
    Hide the bottle when the cop goes by
    Talk about women and lie, lie, lie
    Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away.

    リトル・ジオは俺の友だち
    金が入れば 安いワインを買うんだ
    街角に座って 休日を楽しむのさ
    お巡りさんが立ち寄るとビンを隠すんだ
    女の話をしたり…みんなウソだけどね!
    ああ 俺の別世界がほんの半マイル先にある

    Wait for mama to turn out the light
    Crawl on the roof and then I hit the night
    I should be sleeping
    but tonight I just can't stay
    I've given everybody so much time
    Now I need a moment that's mine
    Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away

    母さんが灯りを消して寝るのを待って
    屋上に這いあがって夜の街へ繰り出すのさ
    寝てなきゃいけないんだけど
    今夜はそんなことしてられないよ
    他のヤツみんなに だいぶ時間を費やしたから
    僕には自分の時間が必要なんだ
    ああ 僕の別世界がほんの半マイル先にある
    It's just a half a mile away
    そうさ 半マイル先にね

    Angelina save a place for me
    I've been livin' someone else's life
    and now I've got to be free
    Turn your transistor on and let the music play
    I try to keep the family satisfied
    But there's gotta be more to life than
    just try, try, try
    Oh my other world is only half a mile away

    アンジェリーナ 俺の場所を取っておいてくれ
    他人の人生のために生きてきたから
    いま 俺は自由にならないといけないのさ
    ラジオをつけて音楽を流してくれよ
    家族のために頑張り続けてきたけど
    人生の意味は「とにかくやらなきゃ」
    だけじゃなくて もっと他にもあるはずさ
    ああ 俺の別世界がほんのすぐそこに来てる

    It's just a half a mile away

    ほんの半マイル先にね

    I've given everybody so much time
    Now I need a moment that's mine
    Oh my other world is just a half a mile away
    It's just a half a mile away

    他人のために時間を使ってきたから
    いまは俺の時間が必要なのさ
    ああ 俺の別世界がほんのすぐそこまで
    半マイル先まで来てるのさ

  7. S.... P....

    A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down. ... A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them.

  8. p.... 2....

    *This is the most gangster shit I ever heard.*

  9. T.... M....

    never gets old, this song...

  10. J.... S....

    Boz Scaggs sends his love and says he was there in spirit

  11. B.... 1....

    Amo esse albúm do início ao fim mas a faixa " Half a Mile Away
    " me faz dançar e cantar até o fim.

  12. t.... ....

    I saw Billy Joel last month. We parked the car and headed to the venue. We couldn’t find a close spot. After walking a little bit, a man rolled down his window and asked where we found parking.

    I pointed and sang:
    “Just a half a mile awayyy!”

    He didn’t get it. lol

    t.... ....

    His loss.

  13. s.... ....

    WOW...Just fucking great!

  14. A.... ....

    I've always loved this song, one of my favourites, and this year Billy Joel played it live... after 40 years! Well we had to wait a bit, right?

  15. R.... M....

    So many memories!

  16. K.... :....

    I just started playing trumpet and I saw my favorite singer holding a trumpet I was like "WHAT"

  17. i.... ....

    man, i would love to talk with Billy Joel about this tune. after all these years -- 40 now -- since 52nd Street was released, "Half a Mile Away" is one that really stands the test of time. maybe unexpectedly, since it surely didn't get the kind of airplay that "Big Shot," "Honesty," "My Life" or other cuts off that LP did. the rhythm track here -- bass, drums & piano -- is really infectious. it hooks me. don't know if you can script that in advance, or if it's something that a kick-ass rock band came up with in the studio. that's what I'd like to ask Billy Joel. and the horns...was this as much a Phil Ramone track as a Billy Joel creation? "Half a Mile Away" works so well on multiple levels. that's why it stands the test of time.

  18. A.... ....

    This album is sick in 1.25x speed

  19. D.... M....

    Powerhouse

  20. D.... M....

    This song had hit written all over it

  21. U.... K....

    voltech HR se badhiya hai

  22. E.... N....

    makes think my visits to the east coast

    E.... N....

    leftout me

  23. B.... S....

    Love love love this song Uncle Joe RIP

  24. s.... B....

    This man I have been listening to his amazing music since I was 16yrs old. If I'm down or need to get my groove on. Billy puts the energy and positive vibes in me threw his beautiful music. Thanks for all the amazing music over the decades Billy 😊

  25. I.... T....

    Going.. back.. on.. drugs.. tomorrow.

  26. A.... C....

    Disco with class. Great horn arrangement

  27. S.... G....

    So glad he's currently doing this one live for the first time. Even knocks some of his greatest hits into a cocked hat.

    S.... G....

    Saw him twice in the past year, but he didn’t play it. Still a great time though!

    S.... G....

    Heard him play this at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia in 2018.

  28. S.... K....

    Such a dynamic song, from my favourite Billy Joel album. Amazing music and lyrics!

  29. R.... R....

    Little Geo is a Friend of Mine. Great opening Line.

  30. a.... g....

    They should include this song into a future Spider-man film.

  31. B.... S....

    Great album great songs great memories

  32. R.... C....

    Love that voice range at at 0:27

  33. S.... L....

    wait what happened on 3:18

  34. W.... C....

    "Hide the bottle when the cop goes by, talk about women and lie, lie lie" Classic

    W.... C....

    You know it !!!

  35. M.... C....

    This is the first album I ever bought. I’m 50 years old and I remember like it was yesterday. Wow

  36. F.... P....

    This could be my theme song

  37. M.... P....

    I wish my life was like this. 😍😍😍

  38. S.... ....

    Friday afternoons.

  39. D.... C....

    Billy Joel is a brilliant songwriter.

  40. A.... ....

    Little Geo is a friend of mine
    We get some money and we buy a cheap wine
    Sit on the corner and have a holiday
    Hide the bottle when the cop goes by
    Talk about women and lie, lie, lie
    Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away

    Wait for mamma to turn out the light
    Crawl on the the roof and then hit the night
    I should be sleeping but tonight I just can't stay
    I've given everybody so much time
    Now I need a moment that's mine
    Oh my other world is just a half a mile away

    It's just a half a mile away

    Angelina save a place for me
    I've been livin' someone else's life and now I've got to be free
    Turn your transistor on and let the music play
    I try to keep the family satisfied
    But there's gotta be more to life than just try, try, try
    Oh my other world is just a half a mile away

    It's just a half a mile away

  41. C.... A....

    This song is so amazing I just wanna hit replay 1000 times!

  42. e.... h....

    Loved this album so much.

  43. N.... W....

    horn arrangement by Dave Grusin

    N.... W....

    Really? I love Grusin. He did the horns on Paul Simon's Late In The Evening, too.

  44. M.... P....

    Transistor, ha I've never seen a real one before

  45. �.... ....

    Such uplifting sound and tempo. My favorite Joel's song!

  46. A.... ....

    one of the hidden pearls in so many records

    A.... ....

    A pearl hidden among many others.

  47. a.... ....

    "I've given everybody so much time
    Now I need a moment that's mine"

    Truth.

    a.... ....

    Truth... so truth!

    a.... ....

    Its do deep and emotional

    a.... ....

    That's what God said

    a.... ....

    Those lines so described my life when I was in college and 19 in the 80s! 
    So long ago! So much time has passed. I used to listen to this song in the dark. While everyone slept! That’s what I’m doing now at 54! Lol! 

    I’m not complaining because most (not all ) of my time is Well spent! I try to live with MEANING/ Purpose, that’s all that one can do in a miserable fucking world! 😇

  48. B.... B....

    so many accusations of Billy trying to sound like this group or that artist.
    last I checked, none of them wrote or even covered these songs.
    maybe they were just trying to keep up with the guy

    B.... B....

    Well, Joel himself doesn't describe himself as a stylist, as in he doesn't really have his own thing.

    He describes himself as a songwriter. A wide range of styles and different vibes, in which, he admits to trying to emulate different genres AND ARTISTS.

    But thats... not a bad thing? What do we get? One of the greatest, most talented artists on the planet. Spanning decades of music, dozens of genres, and songs that create fantastic memories.

    B.... B....

    Daniel Frohm I think that, besides his stunning skills as a pianist, songwritter and musician, not having a specific genre just makes him even more special bc it show how creative he is...

    B.... B....

    I call Billy multifaceted. Means he can be recognized, without being boring.

  49. B.... D....

    Maybe that's the reason I also like Steely Dan/Donald Fagen makes sense now. BJ rules!

    B.... D....

    We are two, man! But Fagen is the absolute Genius!

  50. L.... O....

    Today I'm listening to 52nd Street for the first time. Cheers Joelites!!

    L.... O....

    Me too! I come to realize that many songs on my 1985 Greatest Hits compilation have edited versions of these songs.

    L.... O....

    You wont be disappointed trust me.....

    L.... O....

    It’s November 2019, and I’m in the same place you were, Loss.

  51. R.... V....

    I love the dynamic Bridge that starts at 2:53

    R.... V....

    Ricardo Velasco how can we not?!

    R.... V....

    It's just a semi-solo melody slapped onto the verse+prechorus progression. Wouldn't call it a bridge

  52. R.... A....

    Trascinante. Brillante Billy Joel

  53. B.... K....

    Billy Joel trying to sound like Steely Dan while singing about his high school punk days.

    B.... K....

    +Brett Koeshall is that a bad thing? It's a really nice song.

    B.... K....

    +Brett Koeshall you are downer.

    B.... K....

    Brett Koeshall sounds nothing like steely dan.

    B.... K....

    Steely Dan's songs are inferior both in musical content and in lyrics to Billy Joel's. Joel's songs stand on their own as perfect musical constructions from beginning to end and his lyrics are eminently more coherent and create a well-developed story line unlike Steely Dans' mish-mash of material which often seems thrown together in a piecemeal fashion.

  54. b.... ....

    This one has Steely Dan written all over it.

    b.... ....

    Andrew Gold ?

    b.... ....

    True Bucky but faster no?

    b.... ....

    Other way around.

    b.... ....

    @Sunset Rail Multimedia I guess no one has ever heard the Dan's 1976 album "The Royal Scam."

    b.... ....

    That's the reason I like them both very much!

  55. B.... C....

    favorite song from my favorite Joel album

  56. S.... C....

    Could be a great "Carolina beach music" song! Could do the "shag" to it all night in Myrtle Beach!

  57. V.... S....

    I enjoyed hearing this again..(like MARLEYFAN) thank you, JOEL.

  58. J.... ....

    Just, Just, Just, Just, Just half a mile away!

  59. R.... M....

    I woke up with this in my head, and i just had to hear it.

    R.... M....

    I've had those moments.