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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.

Billy Joel

Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
BILLY JOEL

Anyway One Songs
Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
BILLY JOEL

Musician Safety Wire
Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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Courage Fighting Title
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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Although Needs Romantic Tonight Want
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
You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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Hard Old Rock Roll
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
I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
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Fun Laughing Song
I always loved music, so I would probably either be in a band with another group of people, or an arranger, a producer, a musicologist, a music history guy, something to do with music. Either that, or I would probably be in jail. Or dead.
BILLY JOEL

History Loved Music Musicologist Something
Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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Celebrity Disneyland Peter
Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
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Honesty Insanity Lonely
In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
BILLY JOEL

Birthday Business Jobs Crazy Song
My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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Being Crazy Sane
Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I’m totally cool.
BILLY JOEL

Call Fool Moments
We’re on the verge of all things new.
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All Cerge Country New Things
In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
BILLY JOEL

Alchemist Fun Wizards

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