Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
BILLY JOELevery time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
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Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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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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My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.
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In every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along
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If it seems like I’ve been lost in ‘lets remember’, If it seems I’m gettin’ older and missin’ my younger days, well you shoulda known me much better, cause the past is something that never got in my way.
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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
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Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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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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