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Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.

Billy Joel

It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
BILLY JOEL

Alright Loses Two
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you’re gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
BILLY JOEL

Beautiful Down Gotta Life Years
I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
BILLY JOEL

People Retirement Retiring
I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
BILLY JOEL

Music Probably Reason Started Writing
I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
BILLY JOEL

Boredom Children Reality
I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers.
BILLY JOEL

Age Entertainer Idols Magazines Money
Most people you’d tell “I’m gonna be a musician,” they’d say, “you’re crazy, you’re gonna starve, you’re gonna be poor, a drug addict, go to jail, you’ll never make it, there’s too much competition.
BILLY JOEL

Competition Crazy Poor School Teacher
We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
BILLY JOEL

Humans Making Mistakes Suppose
Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
BILLY JOEL

Law Night Order
You can linger too long in your dreams.
BILLY JOEL

Dream Linger Long
I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
BILLY JOEL

Country Mass Problems Thinking
I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
BILLY JOEL

Fun Laughing Song
More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
BILLY JOEL

Art Literature Music
You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
BILLY JOEL

Girl Shame Walk
When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
BILLY JOEL

Fortunately Jobs Missing Mistake
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.
BILLY JOEL

Hard Mistakes Reputation Times

Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.

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