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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.

Billy Joel

I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers.
BILLY JOEL

Age Entertainer Idols Magazines Money
When I was 19, I made my first good week’s pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
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Club Jobs Musician
I can’t remember faces, don’t remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.
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Faces Names Rock Roll
When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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Fortunately Jobs Missing Mistake
You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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Distance Much Resistance Too
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
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
We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don’t know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere.
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Alcohol Drug Soul
Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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Baby Country Goodbye Hollywood
People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
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Feel Good Night People
I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
BILLY JOEL

Definitely Fighter Lovers
Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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Law Night Order
Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
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Musician Safety Wire
She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
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Compliment Eye Smile
Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it’s either sadness or euphoria.
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Madness Philosophy Reality Sadness
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

I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.

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