When In Rome Lyrics - Billy Joel

Well I see you in the morning 

Putting on your pretty clothes 

And I watch you do your make-up 

Like they do in all those fashion shows 

Then you turn to me so that I can see 

If you put yourself together right 

Then you go away and you're gone all day 

But I know you're coming home tonight 

And when you're home, darling all you've got to be is you 

But when in rome, do as the romans do 

Well it's alright if you're tired when your day is done 

You can see when you look at me, you're not the only one 

It's a cold, cruel world for a working girl 

But you can't let them see you cry 

It's a fact of life, now man and wife 

Work full time to just get by 

And when we're home all it's gonna be is me and you 

But when in rome, do as the romans do 

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I've done some strange things I never thought I'd do before 

But if the strain brings happiness, more or less... 

More or less... 

Then I don't mind masquerading with all those other fools 

I don't mind the games I'm playing, 

Because I've learned the rules 

And when times are tough, I've got just enough 

If you're standing right by my side 

Darling more and more I get hungry for 

All the ways you keep me satisfied 

On our own there ain't nothing that we can't get thru 

But when in rome, do as the romans do 

Then I don't mind masquerading with all those other fools 

I don't mind the games I'm playing, 

Because I've learned the rules 

It doesn't matter when we're home, all alone 

All we've got to be is me and you 

On our own there ain't nothing that we can't get thru 

But when in rome, do as the romans do 

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Swing that hammer and break that stone 

Push those buttons and answer that phone 

Coffee in the morning and martinis at night 

Everybody's working up a big appetite 

Do as the romans do...