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I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.

Billy Joel

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
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Crazy Mind People
I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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Music Probably Reason Started Writing
I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
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Reading Song Writing
Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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Causes Home Love True
I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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Clever Love Want
You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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Distance Much Resistance Too
I don’t know why I go to extremes.
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Extremes Insanity Knows
Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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Food Junk People Sold
Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
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Everybody Famous Really Town
As an atheist you have to rationalize things… Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your problems. And if you try and find you can’t, you have no choice but to be good and scared — but that’s okay!
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Atheists Evil Fear Problem Realize
Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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Color Philosophy Rainbow
They say there’s a heaven for those who wait, some say it’s better I say it ain’t.
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Evil Heaven Waiting
I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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Country Musical Tragedy
She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
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Compliment Eye Smile
You can linger too long in your dreams.
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Dream Linger Long
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

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