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Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.

Billy Joel

Artist – musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life.
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Artist Perception Sea
Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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Color Philosophy Rainbow
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
Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
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Blood Hot Writing
But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that’s trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
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Help Point Promised Something Try
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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Angel Come Future Miracle War World
People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
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Believe Lying People
I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
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Reading Song Writing
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
Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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Family Like Musician Tied
Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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Back Music Romance Together
Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
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Art Honey Media Money
We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one
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Hurt Laughing might
…And you’re the only one who knows.
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Good Inspirational Love Morning
When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
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Community People Writing
My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.
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Autograph Daughter Missions

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