It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
BILLY JOELI remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that’s what I was going to write the song about.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.
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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
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In every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along
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So many faces in and out of my life Some will last Some will be just now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again.
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You can linger too long in your dreams.
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I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I’ve been looking for.
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we’re all in the mood for a melody, And you’ve got us feeling all right.
BILLY JOEL