I've been too long, looking at a photograph
through an unchanging window pane
with a saturday and sunday off
i've been too long, looking at the world outside
sitting in an office on the fourteenth floor
dying in a shirt and tie
And if a place get a hold on a man too long
he'll sit right there looking till the choice is gone
this life you're living is your one and only
so you'd better get a move on
And you'd better do something
or you will never do nothing
you got a hold on a good thing
it's gonna get away
I've been too long heading for a heart attack
i took a secretary for a dinner for two
and i woke with a broken back
i've been too long in this saturday and sunday life
staring at the woman in the opposite chair, i wonder if she's my wife
And if a place get a hold on a man too long
he'll sit right there looking till the curtain's drawn
this life you're living is your one and only
so you'd better get your shoes on
And you'd better do something
or you will never do nothing
you got a hold on a good thing
it's gonna get away
Was there a reason for this?
was there a passionate kiss?
or just a grope in a room
was there a wedding and flowers
and hours and hours of sweet honeymoon?
were they playing our tune?
And if a place get a hold on a man too long
he'll sit right there looking till the choice is gone
this life you're living is your one and only
so you'd better get a move on
And you'd better do something
or you will never do nothing
you got a hold on a good thing
it's gonna get away