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There was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.

Billy Joel

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.
BILLY JOEL

About Affecting Going Remember Song Valley
They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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Drink Expression Loneliness
You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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Enrich Expressions Kids Songs
Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I’m totally cool.
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Call Fool Moments
There was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.
BILLY JOEL

Away Going Houston Kids
Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev’rybody loves you now.
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Everybody Loneliness Love Somehow
Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
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Back Becomes Coming Seemed
What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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Believe Friendship Way
Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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Heart Loud Musician Voices
I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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Classical People Rolling Stones Use
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
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Memories Regular Shuffles Son Sweet
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
Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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Distance Long Night Stimulations
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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Ambition Dream Passion
I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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Insanity Talking Winos
I don’t know why I go to extremes.
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Extremes Insanity Knows

There was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.

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