There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
BILLY JOELMy friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?
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There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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Hope you don’t think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I’m a piano player. I’m already unplugged.
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I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
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She’ll carelessly cut you and laugh while you’re bleeding.
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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In every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along
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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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Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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