I don’t know why I go to extremes.
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
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
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I’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
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I would not leave you in your times of trouble. We never could have come this far. I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times, I’ll take you just the way you are.
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So before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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When I was 19, I made my first good week’s pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
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I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
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There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
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If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
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I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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