I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
BILLY JOELI’m in a New York state of mind
More Billy Joel Quotes
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You’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
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You may be wrong, but you may be right.
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Hot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me.
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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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Know what you love and do what you love. If you don’t do what you love, you’re just wasting your time.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be before your time.
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Someday we’ll all be gone, but lullabies go on and on / They never die, that’s how you and I will be
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Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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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.
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I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
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So I would choose to be with you. That’s if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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