Ooh, oh

Mm

Anthony works in the grocery store

Savin' his pennies for someday

Mama Leon left a note on the door

She said, "Sonny, move out to the country"

Ah, but workin' too hard can give you a heart attack

You ought a know by now (you ought a know by now)

Who needs a house out in Hackensack

Is that all you get for your money?

And it seems such a waste of time

If that's what it's all about

Mama, if that's movin' up then

I'm movin' out

Ooh, I'm movin' out

Mm

Ooh, uh-huh

Mm

Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat

At night he becomes a bartender

He works at Mr. Cacciatore's down on Sullivan Street

Across from the medical center

Yeah, and he's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillac

You ought a know by now (you ought a know by now)

And if he can't drive with a broken back

At least he can polish the fenders

And it seems such a waste of time

If that's what it's all about

Mama, if that's movin' up then

I'm movin' out

Ooh, I'm movin' out

Oh

Ooh, uh-huh

Mm

You should never argue with a crazy mi-mi-mi-mind

You ought a know by now (you ought a know by now)

You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime

Is that all you get for your money?

And if that's what you have in mind

Yeah, if that's what you're all about

Good luck movin' up, 'cause

I'm movin' out

Ooh, I'm movin' out

Mm

Ooh, huh-huh

Mm

I'm movin' out