Vienna – Billy Joel


[Verse 1]

            
   Slow down y

   
ou crazy child
             
You're so ambi

           
tious for a ju

venile
            
But then if yo

              
u're so smart 

        
tell me why
              
Are you still 

            
so afraid

            
   Where's the

              
 fire, what's 

    
the hurry abou

t
             
You better coo

              
l it off befor

      
e you burn it 

out
        
You got so muc

h to do and on

ly
            
So many hours 

             
in a day


[Chorus]

            
   But you kno

              
w that when th

  
e truth is tol

d
             
That you can g

            
et what you wa


nt
            
Or you can jus

       
t get old
            
You're gonna k

              
ick off before

           
 you even get 

         
halfway throug

  
h
              
When will you 


realize
             
  Vienna waits

    
 for you


[Verse 2]

            
   Slow down y

      
ou're doing fi

ne
             
You can't be e

verything you 

want to be
  
Before your ti

me
              
Although it's 

            
so romantic on

            
 the borderlin

             
e tonight, ton

   
ight

            
   Too bad but

          
 it's the life

 you lead
           
You're so ahea

d of yourself
            
That you forgo

t what you nee

d
              
Though you can

 
 see when you'

re wrong
             
You know you c

             
an't always se

              
e when you're 

            
right, you're 

  
ri  -  ight


[Chorus]

            
   You got you

              
r passion, you

 
 got your prid

e
            
But don't you 

          
know that only

            
 fools are sat

   
isfied
            
   Dream on, b

           
ut don't imagi

            
ne they'll all

        
 come true
              
When will you 


realize
             
  Vienna waits


 for you


[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]

            
   Slow down y

    
ou crazy child
             
And take the p

            
hone off the h


ook
            
And disappear 

       
for a while
            
   It's alrigh

             
t, you can aff

            
ord to lose a 

       
day or two
              
When will you 


realize
             
  Vienna waits


 for you

            
   And you kno

              
w that when th

  
e truth is tol

d
             
That you can g

            
et what you wa


nt
            
Or you can jus

       
t get old
            
You're gonna k

              
ick off before

           
 you even get 

         
halfway throug

  
h
              
Why don't you 


realize
             
  Vienna waits


 for you


[Outro]

            
   When will y

   
ou realize
             
  Vienna waits


 for you