Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
BILLY JOELThough you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
BILLY JOELSlow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
BILLY JOELWhat if she figures out you’re not very smart?
BILLY JOELPeople in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
BILLY JOELUsually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
BILLY JOELIn a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
BILLY JOELWhen I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
BILLY JOELevery time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
BILLY JOELStreetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
BILLY JOELAdvice is cheap; you can take it from me.
BILLY JOELYou’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
BILLY JOELI don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
BILLY JOELI definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
BILLY JOELSome love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate heart.
BILLY JOELDon’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
BILLY JOEL…And you’re the only one who knows.
BILLY JOEL