Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
BILLY JOELStreetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
BILLY JOELForced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it’s either sadness or euphoria.
BILLY JOELIt’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
BILLY JOELLike family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
BILLY JOELDon’t go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don’t imagine you’re too familiar And I don’t see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble
BILLY JOELWorking too hard can give you a heart-attack.
BILLY JOELI may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
BILLY JOELI am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
BILLY JOELOh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She’s ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind.
BILLY JOELI once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
BILLY JOELOnly the good die young.
BILLY JOELAin’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
BILLY JOELThere was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
BILLY JOELI said I love you and that’s forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
BILLY JOELAs 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.
BILLY JOELWhat if she figures out you’re not very smart?
BILLY JOEL