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 JOELI won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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If it seems like I’ve been lost in ‘lets remember’, If it seems I’m gettin’ older and missin’ my younger days, well you shoulda known me much better, cause the past is something that never got in my way.
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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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.
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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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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.
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You just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can’t wait.
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Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
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every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
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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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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 only beat me if you get me to hate.
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