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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.

Billy Joel

Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
BILLY JOEL

Goodbye Life Series
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.
BILLY JOEL

Club Jobs Musician
We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
BILLY JOEL

Humans Making Mistakes Suppose
I’ve crashed my car three times.
BILLY JOEL

Believe Times Car Three
Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
BILLY JOEL

Distance Long Night Stimulations
Don’t be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then.
BILLY JOEL

Moment Now South Trying
It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
BILLY JOEL

Relationship Sorry Strong
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.
BILLY JOEL

Age Entertainer Idols Magazines Money
I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
BILLY JOEL

Family Men Mint
We never could have come this far I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times I’ll take you just the way you are Don’t go trying some new fashion Don’t change the color of your hair. […] I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
BILLY JOEL

Change Good Times Hair Love Trying
Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
BILLY JOEL

Although Needs Romantic Tonight Want
I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.
BILLY JOEL

Parent Piano Play Years
I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
BILLY JOEL

Education Fire Long
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.
BILLY JOEL

Criticism Honor Praise Received Sometimes
We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
BILLY JOEL

Forever Gone Insanity
My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
BILLY JOEL

Being Crazy Sane

They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.

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