You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
BILLY JOELIt’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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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.
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Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
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I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers.
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Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
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I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
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You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I’ve been looking for.
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I am the entertainer, I’ve come to do my show You’ve heard my latest record, it’s been on the radio
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Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
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She’ll carelessly cut you and laugh while you’re bleeding.
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