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 JOELThere will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev’rybody loves you now.
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Someday we’ll all be gone, but lullabies go on and on / They never die, that’s how you and I will be
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I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
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I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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I never said I wasn’t going to play any more. I don’t know where that came from.
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Don’t make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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