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I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.

Billy Joel

I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
BILLY JOEL

Family Men Mint
If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
BILLY JOEL

Life Love Motivational
Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
BILLY JOEL

Musician Position Thinking Unlikely
But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that’s trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
BILLY JOEL

Help Point Promised Something Try
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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Dream Imagination Mind
Oh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She’s ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind.
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Giving Mind Waiting
Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
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Knows Right Wrong
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.
BILLY JOEL

Club Jobs Musician
I 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.
BILLY JOEL

About Affecting Going Remember Song Valley
Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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Courage Fighting Title
Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
BILLY JOEL

Causes Giving Musician
And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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Old Share Told Truth
Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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Results Style Success Weakness
Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
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Blac Color Philosophy White
There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
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Angel Come Future Miracle War World
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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Goes Gone Someday

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