You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
BILLY JOELSergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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I’m in a New York state of mind
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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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I’m single but interviewing.
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Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I’m totally cool.
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I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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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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Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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