I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
BILLY JOELI can’t remember faces, don’t remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
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There was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.
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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
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You’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright.
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She’ll carelessly cut you and laugh while you’re bleeding.
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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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I can’t remember faces, don’t remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.
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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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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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