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every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns

Billy Joel

I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
BILLY JOEL

Country Musical Tragedy
I would not leave you in your times of trouble. We never could have come this far. I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times, I’ll take you just the way you are.
BILLY JOEL

Good Times Trouble Way
You can speak your mind But not on my time.
BILLY JOEL

Mind Song Speak Time
When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
BILLY JOEL

Community People Writing
Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
BILLY JOEL

Color Philosophy Rainbow
More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
BILLY JOEL

Art Literature Music
Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won’t stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
BILLY JOEL

Creative Outlets Records
Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
BILLY JOEL

Honesty Insanity Lonely
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.
BILLY JOEL

Results Style Success Weakness
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
You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
BILLY JOEL

Money Overtime Pay Uncles Work
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.
BILLY JOEL

Clever Love Want
You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
BILLY JOEL

Distance Much Resistance Too
Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
BILLY JOEL

Goodbye Life Series
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.
BILLY JOEL

Away Going Houston Kids
No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
BILLY JOEL

Healing Matter Music

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