Someday we’ll all be gone, but lullabies go on and on / They never die, that’s how you and I will be
BILLY JOELMozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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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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I’m a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
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This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we’re on the verge of all things new.
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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I’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
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