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I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.

Billy Joel

Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.
BILLY JOEL

Beethoven Guys Phenomenal Productivity Some
We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one
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Hurt Laughing might
I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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Believe Clouds Important
Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
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Blac Color Philosophy White
Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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Dream Vienna Waiting
Hope you don’t think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I’m a piano player. I’m already unplugged.
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Music Player Thinking
We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
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Forever Gone Insanity
Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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Baby Country Goodbye Hollywood
There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
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Kindness People Reality
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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Education Endless Same Years
We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
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Dream Ocean Rivers
Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev’rybody loves you now.
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Everybody Loneliness Love Somehow
Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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Crucial Inspiration Living Make
Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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Courage Fighting Title
Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
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Doors Opening People
You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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Money Overtime Pay Uncles Work
And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts… Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they’re for.
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Humorous Men People
You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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Given Needs Relationship
They say there’s a heaven for those who wait, some say it’s better I say it ain’t.
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Evil Heaven Waiting
Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
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Causes Giving Musician
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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Community People Writing
People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
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Feel Good Night People
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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Causes Past Way
I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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Inspirational Motivational Music
We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don’t know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere.
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Alcohol Drug Soul
I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
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Booze Couple Hard Nothing Times
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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Arabia Country Lawrence Place

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