There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
BILLY JOELSergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
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I’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.’
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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There 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
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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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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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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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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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