You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
BILLY JOELWell we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
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You’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
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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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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.
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There’s nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
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They say there’s a heaven for those who wait, some say it’s better I say it ain’t.
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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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.
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
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Know what you love and do what you love. If you don’t do what you love, you’re just wasting your time.
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