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
BILLY JOELWell I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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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 keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
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I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall
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Advice is cheap; you can take it from me.
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Remember how I found you there alone in your electric chair, I told you dirty jokes until you smiled.
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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in 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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I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
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We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
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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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In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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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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Someday we’ll all be gone, but lullabies go on and on / They never die, that’s how you and I will be
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I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
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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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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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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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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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In hell there’s a big hotel where the bar just closed and the windows never opened. No phone so you can’t call home, and the TV works, but the clicker is broken.
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Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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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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