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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

Billy Joel

I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
BILLY JOEL

Mistakes Originals Theory
Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
BILLY JOEL

Food Junk People Sold
I 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.
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Good Times Trouble Way
Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
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Goodbye Inspirational Tomorrow
I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
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Book Country Kids
I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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Men Rejection Thinking
If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
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Dream Imagination Mind
I said I love you and that’s forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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Anniversary Friendship Love
I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.
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Parent Piano Play Years
Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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Drinking Loneliness
Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
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Goodbye Life Series
I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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Active Issues Mind Writing
Don’t make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money.
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Inspiration Tangible Unseen
I remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that’s what I was going to write the song about.
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About Affecting Going Remember Song Valley
Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?
BILLY JOEL

Country Frozen Halloween Listened World
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you’re gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
BILLY JOEL

Beautiful Down Gotta Life Years

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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