There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
BILLY JOELYou can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
More Billy Joel Quotes
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When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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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.
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I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
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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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As an atheist you have to rationalize things… Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your problems. And if you try and find you can’t, you have no choice but to be good and scared — but that’s okay!
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Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
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You’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright.
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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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There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
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Hope you don’t think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I’m a piano player. I’m already unplugged.
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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
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I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
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It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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