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Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.

Billy Joel

Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be before your time.
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Fine Slow Down Want
Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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Around Long Sit Song Writing
They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
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Known Life Only Time
And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts… Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they’re for.
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Humorous Men People
every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
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Life Relationship Rose
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
Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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Food Junk People Sold
We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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Demand Music Successful
More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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Art Literature Music
Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev’rybody loves you now.
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Everybody Loneliness Love Somehow
I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
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Not Philosophy Righteous Sure
I’ve tried to avoid that all my life. When I wrote about soldiers in Vietnam, I wasn’t trying to make a political statement. I was trying to write about how screwed things were for soldiers, and how they still are.
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Country Political Soldiers Trying
They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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Drink Expression Loneliness
It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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Alright Loses Two
Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
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Easy Harmonizing Needs Stage
I’m single but interviewing.
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Interviewing Person Single
You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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Mind Song Speak Time
No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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Education Endless Same Years
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.
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Birthday Business Jobs Crazy Song
You may be wrong, but you may be right.
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May Philosophy Right
As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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Beautiful Memories Yesterday
I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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People Retirement Retiring
Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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Results Style Success Weakness
I’m a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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Civil Dominate Politics Servant
I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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Boredom Children Reality
Only the good die young.
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Dense Iron Maiden Young
I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
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Bring Care Fool Lesser

Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.

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Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.

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