You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
BILLY JOELYou can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I always loved music, so I would probably either be in a band with another group of people, or an arranger, a producer, a musicologist, a music history guy, something to do with music. Either that, or I would probably be in jail. Or dead.
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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I keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
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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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I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.
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Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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I don’t belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that’s what’s kept me grounded because I know it’s not right.
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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You’ve got your passion. You’ve got your pride. But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true.
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It’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 don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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