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Captain JackBilly Joel

Released: November 9, 1973

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: Mike G. Stewart

[Verse 1]
Saturday night, and you're still hanging around
You're tired of living in your one horse town
You'd like to find a little hole in the ground
For a while
Mmhmm

[Verse 2]
So you go to the Village in your
Tie-dye jeans
And you stare at the junkies
And the closet queens
It's like some pornographic magazine
And you smile
Mmhmm

[Chorus]
Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smiling
Oh, yeah yeah

[Verse 3]
Your sister's gone out, she's on a date
And you just sit at home and masturbate
Your phone is gonna ring soon
But you just can't wait
For that call
Mmhmm

[Verse 4]
So you stand on the corner in your
New English clothes
And you look so polished
From your hair down to your toes
Oh, but still your finger's
Gonna pick your nose
After all
Mmhmm, yeah

[Chorus]
But Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smiling
Ohh, oh
Oh, yeah yeah

[Verse 5]
So you decide to take a holiday
You got your tape deck
And your brand new Chevrolet
Ah, there ain't no place to go anyway
What for?
Mmhmm

[Verse 6]
So you got everything
Ah, but nothing's cool
They just found your father
In the swimming pool
And you guess you won't be goin' back to school
Anymore

[Chorus]
But Captain Jack can get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Oh, Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smiling
La la la
Oh, yeah yeah

[Verse 7]
So you play your albums
And you smoke your pot
And you meet your girlfriend in the parkin' lot
Ohh, but still you're aching for the things you haven't got
What went wrong?
Mmhmm

[Verse 8]
And if you can't understand
Why your world is so dead
Why you've got to keep in style
And feed your head
Well, you're 21, and still your mother makes your bed
And that's too long
Oh, oh, oh
Ohh ohh whoa yeah yeah

[Chorus]
But Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Well, now Captain Jack
Will get you by tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smiling

[Chorus]
Oh, Captain Jack
Will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Well, now Captain Jack
Could make you die tonight
Just a little push, and you’ll be smiling

[Chorus]
Yeah, Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Captain Jack
Will make you die tonight

[Outro]
Well, now Captain Jack
Could make you die tonight
Just a little push, and you'll be smiling

Billy Joel

Billy Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer/songwriter, producer, and composer who ranks as one of the most iconic and influential artists from the mid to late 20th century.

He is the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, wrote a total of 121 songs that achieved 33 Top 40 hits in the US, a 6-time Grammy winner out of 23 nominations, and one of the best-selling recording artists of all-time with 150 million albums sold worldwide.

Joel has since continued to tour and sells out in stadiums globally. He also delved into classical music composition, arranging an album, Fantasies and Delusions released in 2001, opened a motorcycle shop on his native Long Island, and is now regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Among his numerous accolades, he was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, bestowed with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2013, and awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress in 2014.

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