You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
BILLY JOELYou may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
BILLY JOELWe are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
BILLY JOELHot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me.
BILLY JOELIn every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along
BILLY JOELSomeday we’ll all be gone, but lullabies go on and on / They never die, that’s how you and I will be
BILLY JOELI see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
BILLY JOELThere will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
BILLY JOELDo what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
BILLY JOELI’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
BILLY JOELIt’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
BILLY JOELI see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
BILLY JOELI would not leave you in your times of trouble. 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.
BILLY JOELIn hell there’s a big hotel where the bar just closed and the windows never opened. No phone so you can’t call home, and the TV works, but the clicker is broken.
BILLY JOELI’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
BILLY JOELUsually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
BILLY JOELHonesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
BILLY JOEL