EMAIL:                      BILLY JOEL INTRO: ////  / / /     ////  / / /   ///// / VERSE: Well if money makes a rich man     Then I might never make the grade      I’ll be a small time operator    If I just get the landlord paid       But if time is an indication    Of the wealth that I never knew       Then I’m the last of the big time spenders    ’Cause I’ve been spending time on you Wooo  woo woo woo CHORUS:    It takes time to appreciate    Lord knows that you can learn to hate it    I believe ’cause I’ve been there too    When it gets down to desperation    You make the best of the situation   I can tell I’ve seen it thru Oh oh oh VERSE: Though it seems like the day is wasted    And the nights have been overdue       Well I’m the last of the big time spenders    And I’ve been spendin’ time on you Wooo  woo woo woo INSTRUMENTAL:                     CHORUS:    It’s been so long since we got together    In between it seems to take forever   But I’m a dreamer I’ll be there soon    It takes time to appreciate   All of those that you can learn to hate   I believe I’ve seen it thru Oh oh oooh oh oh oh   VERSE: You can call me the Great Pretender    And in a way it might be true         But I’m the last of the big time spenders    And I’ve been spendin’ time on you Wooo  woo woo woo OUTRO: ////  / / /     ////  / / /   ///// /