Vienna

  

By Billy Joel

Slow down, you crazy child.
You're so ambitious for a juvenile,
               But then if you're so smart, 
               Tell me, why are you still 
               So afraid?
   
Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?
You better cool it off before you burn it out.
               You got so much to do 
               And only so many hours 
               In a day.
    
But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want or you can just get old.
               You're gonna kick off! 
               Before you even get 
               Halfway through.
    
When will you realize...
                                                Vienna waits for you.

     
Slow down.  You're doing fine.
You can't be everything you wanna be before your time.
               Although it's so romantic 
               On the borderline tonight—
               Tonight!
   
Too bad, but it's the life you lead:
You're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need.
               Though you can see when you're wrong, 
               You know you can't always see when you're right—
               You're right!
     
You got your passion, you got your pride,
But don't you know that only fools are satisfied?
               Dream on! 
               But don't imagine they'll 
               All come true.
   
When will you realize...
                                                Vienna waits for you.
   
Slow down, you crazy child.
Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while.
               It's alright! 
               You can afford to lose 
               A day or two.
   
When will you realize...
                                                Vienna waits for you.
  
And you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want or you can just get old.
               You're gonna kick off! 
               Before you even get 
               Halfway through.
   
Why don't you realize...
                                                Vienna waits for you.
  
When will you realize...
                                                Vienna waits for you.