One, two, three, four. piano playing Joey Keys was from my neighborhood Some would say that he was bad And Joe thought that was good Joey got the name Keys Pickin' Locks He never really robbed no one But sure amused the cops Joey's parents own a restaurant They have to close on time And give us almost anything we want I never cared that Joey Keys was slow The kids pretend they liked us When we all walk home Singing sha-la-la-la What you gonna do with your life? Sha-la-la-la There's some sparks in the night This old man said tomorrow Was a ride that went nowhere Well I'll pull some strings Get blackbird's wings And bring us out of here Hey Joey Can you tell me about your dreams? Tell me all the sights you're gonna see Tell me who you're gonna be Hey Joey You're gonna get to kiss the girl's good name Sometimes you gotta stand and fight It'll be alright We're gonna find a better life See Joe was three years younger to the day Took a liking to my stories He became my ball and chain I thought I'd marry wrong She fell for me She said I'd love to like him But love ain't built for free Hey Joey Can you tell me about your dreams? Tell me all the sights you're gonna see Tell me who you're gonna be Hey Joey You're gonna get to kiss the girl's good name Sometimes you gotta stand and fight It'll be alright We're gonna find a better life What you gonna do with your life? Sha-la-la-la There's some sparks in the night We're gonna shake our sides It'll be alright Hey, hey, hey, hey, Joey piano solo News gets around in this old neighborhood The old man lost the restaurant He drinks more than he should It's time for Joey Keys to do some good Pick the lock, take his car, let's get out of here Like the old man said we would Hey Joey Won't you tell me about your dreams? Tell me all the sights you're gonna see Tell me who you're gonna be Hey Joey You're gonna get to kiss the girl's good name Sometimes you gotta stand and fight It'll be alright We're gonna find a better life Find a better life We're gonna find a better life Oh, oh, oh guitar solo