WALL STREET - Mike Pettry, Matt Hinkley, Mike Backes

music and lyrics by Mike Pettry

performed by Mike Pettry, Matt Hinkley, and Mike Backes

from Mike Pettry and Friends: Songs That Aren't Lame, live at The Duplex 11-3-09

lyrics:
GUY 1:
WHEN I WAS A WEE LITTLE BOY,
I WANTED TO DANCE THE BALLET.
I WANTED BRIGHT LIGHTS AND A PAIR OF TIGHT TIGHTS
AS I WOULD TENDU AND PLIÉ.

BUT MOMMA, SAID, SON,
DONT BE A FOOL.
YOUR HEAD IS AS FLAT AS YOUR FEET.
YOULL GO GET YOUR FINANCE MBA
AND WORK ON WALL STREET.

HERES TO WALL STREET!

GUY 2:
WHEN I WAS A WEE LITTLE PUP,
I WANTED TO WRITE SYMPHONIES.

GUY 3:
I DREAMED OF BEING A BOXER.

GUYS 2 AND 3:
MY DREAMS BROUGHT POOR MOM TO HER KNEES!

GUY 1:
SHE SENT ME TO U CONN!

GUY 2:
TO HARVARD!

GUY 3:
TO BROWN!

GUY 1:
TO JOIN THE FINANCIAL ELITE.

GUYS 2 AND 3:
AND THATS HOW I PUSHED ALL MY DREAMS ASIDE

ALL 3:
TO WORK ON WALL STREET!

LA, LA, LA,
LA, LA, LA.
LA, LA, LA,
LA, LA, LA.

GUY 3:
THE MONEY, IT FLOWED LIKE THE NILE.

GUY 2:
AND I HAD MY PICK OF THE GIRLS!

GUY 1:
MOMMA WAS RIGHT, YOUR DINNER EACH NIGHT
DONT COME FROM PIROUETTES AND TWIRLS!

ALL 3:
THEY TOLD US THE SKY WAS THE LIMIT.
EVERY NIGHT WE WERE SMASHED.
AND THE MARKET CRASHED.

GUY 2:
SO,
NOW WERE BROKE AND HOMELESS.

GUY 3:
I LIVE AT THE YMCA.

GUY 1:
MY FINANCE DEGREE IS AS WORTHLESS
AS AN NYU DANCE MFA.

I HAD TO DEFAULT ON MY MORTGAGE,
AND NOW I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO.
SO, THANK YOU, MOMMA, FOR ALL YOUR ADVICE.
CAN I MOVE BACK IN WITH YOU?

LA, LA, LA,
LA, LA, LA.
LA, LA, LA,
LA, LA, LA.

THE DAM, IT BROKE, AND THE MARKET, IT BROKE,
AND NOW IM BROKEN TOO.
SO THANK YOU, MOMMA, FOR ALL YOUR ADVICE
IM MOVING BACK IN WITH YOU!
IM MOVING BACK IN WITH YOU!
IVE PACKED ALL MY BAGS TO MOVE BACK IN WITH YOU!


for more info, visit www.mikepettry.com (free mp3s and sheet music available)

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