Video — Billy Joel: "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"

Watch the video, listen to the lyrics, read the vocabulary, and fill in the blanks. 

Billy Joel: Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)

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Anthony works in the g_____________________ store
Saving his pennies for someday
Mama Leone left a note on the d_____________________,
She said, "Sonny, move out to the country."
Working too hard can give you a heart attack ackackackackack
You ought to know by now
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
Is that all you get for your m_____________________?

And it seems such a waste of t_____________________
If that's what it's all about
Mama, if that's moving up then I'm moving out.
Mmm, I'm moving out. Ooh-hoo, uh-huh, mmmm

Sergeant O'Leary is walking the beat
At night he becomes a b_____________________
He works at Mister Cacciatore's down on Sullivan Street
Across from the medical center
Yeah and he's trading in his Chevy for a Cadillac acacacacacacac
You ought to know by n_____________________
And if he can't drive with a broken b_____________________
At least he can polish the fenders

And It seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all a_____________________
Mama, If that's moving up then I'm m_____________________.
Mmm, I'm moving out. Ooh-hoo, uh-huh, mmmm

You should never argue with a crazy mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mind
You ought to know by now
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
Is that all you get for your m_____________________?

And if that's what you have in mind
Yeah if that's what you're all a_____________________
Good luck moving up because I'm m_____________________.
Mmm, I'm moving out. Ooh-hoo, uh-huh, mmmm
I'm moving out...

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Vocabulary
Across from - enfrente de
All - todo
Argue - discutir
At least - al menos
At night - por la noche
Back - espalda
Bartender - barman
Beat - ruta diaria de policía
Because - porque
Become - volverse/hacerse
Broken - roto, quebrado
Can - poder
Crazy - loco
Door - puerta
Fenders - tapabarros
Get - recibir
Good luck - buena suerte
Grocery store - supermercado
If he can’t drive - si no puede manejar
If that’s what it’s all about - si eso es todo lo que es importante
If that’s what you have in mind - si eso es lo que tienes en mente
Left - dejó
Medical center - centro médico
Mind - mente
Move out - mudarse
Moving up - subiendo, ascendiendo
Need - necesitar
Never - jamás
Overtime - sobretiempo
Pay - pagar
Pennies - centavos
Polish - darle brillo a
Saving - ahorrando
Seem - parecer
Should - deberías
Someday - algún día
Sonny - joven
Street - calle
The country - el campo
Too hard - demasiado duro
Trading in - entregando para parte de pago
Walking - caminando
Waste of time - pérdida de tiempo
You ought to know by now – ya deberías saber 

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