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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.

Billy Joel

I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
BILLY JOEL

Believe Clouds Important
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
Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
BILLY JOEL

Listen Rocks Roll Vitality
You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
BILLY JOEL

Evil May Understanding
There’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
BILLY JOEL

Conversation Paranoia Someone Talk Way
Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
BILLY JOEL

Around Long Sit Song Writing
It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
BILLY JOEL

Alright Loses Two
We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
BILLY JOEL

Dream Ocean Rivers
I never said I wasn’t going to play any more. I don’t know where that came from.
BILLY JOEL

Knows Play Said
When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
BILLY JOEL

Musician Pursue Young
You may be wrong, but you may be right.
BILLY JOEL

May Philosophy Right
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.
BILLY JOEL

Giving Mind Waiting
They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
BILLY JOEL

Known Life Only Time
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
This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
BILLY JOEL

Forever Remember Sadness Want
I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
BILLY JOEL

Not Philosophy Righteous Sure

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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