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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billy Joel
Piano
Doug Stegmeyer
Bass
Steve Khan
Electric Guitar
Liberty De Vitto
Drums
Richie Cannata
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Joel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Ramone
Producer
Jim Boyer
Mixing Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Dave Martone
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, you went uptown riding in your limousine
With your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the spoon up your nose
[Verse 2]
And when you wake up in the morning with your head on fire
And your eyes too bloody to see
Go on and cry in your coffee
But don't come bitchin' to me
[Chorus]
Because you had to be a big shot, didn't you?
You had to open up your mouth
You had to be a big shot, didn't you?
All your friends were so knocked out
[Chorus]
You had to have the last word last night
You know what everything's about
You had to have a white hot spotlight
You had to be a big shot last night, whoa
[Verse 3]
They were all impressed with your Halston dress
And the people that you knew at Elaine's
And the story of your latest success
It kept them so entertained
[Verse 4]
Oh, but now you just don't remember all the things you said
And you're not sure that you wanna know
I'll give you one hint, honey
You sure did put on a show
[Chorus]
Yes-yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't you?
You had to prove it to the crowd
You had to be a big shot, didn't you?
All your friends were so knocked out
[Chorus]
You had to have the last word last night
So much fun to be around
You had to have the front page bold type
You had to be a big shot last night, whoa-oh
[Verse 5]
Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in
If you know when to leave it alone
But you went over the line
You couldn't see it was time to go home
[Chorus]
No-no-no-no-no-no, you had to be a big shot, didn't ya?
You had to open up your mouth
You had to be a big shot, didn't you?
All your friends were so knocked out
[Chorus]
You had to have the last word last night
So much fun to be around
You had to have the white hot spotlight
You had to be a big shot last night, oh-oh
[Outro]
Oh, big shot
Big shot
Big shot
Whoa, whoa
Oh, big shot
Mmm, big shot
Whoa
Whoa
Big shot
Written by: William Martin Joel