Billy Joel Quotes
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Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight, and make sure that all her dreams are sweet? Said now, would ya guide her on the roads, and make them softer for her feet? Hey Lord, would ya look out for her tonight, and make sure that she's gonna be alright, until she's home and here with me.
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You see firemen, you see cops, and these guys risk their lives everyday. They do this all the time . . . to be able to see a smile on some of these people's faces -- they've gone through so much, they've lost so many of their friends.
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The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
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The joy of life is made up of obscure and seemingly mundane victories that give us our own small satisfactions.
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Ain't no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance.
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...And you're the only one who knows.
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It feels great to have a #1 album.
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I don't think of myself as a singer. The only reason I ever got onstage was to meet girls.
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They say that no one's gonna play this on the radio. They said the melancholy blues were dead and gone. But only songs like these played in minor keys, keep those memories holding on.
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There was an edge of, 'Go away kid, you're bothering me'. I've kicked myself a million times since. I could've discovered Whitney Houston.
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I'm writing new music all the time. I'm just not writing pop stuff. It's not my goal.
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They all want your white body, and they await your reply.But, between you and me, and this Staten Island ferry... so do I...
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I was amazed by the way all of that played out in the media. To me, a musician going to rehab is like a normal person going to get his teeth cleaned. Don't these people ever watch ""Behind the Music""? It's a cliche. If I had known that the story was going to be reported in the way that it was, I would have considered not going at all.
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You better believe there will be times in your life when you'll be feeling like a stumbling fool. So take it from me: you'll learn more from your accident than anything that you could ever learn in school.
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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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Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I'm totally cool.
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You've got yoga honey I've got beer You got overpriced And I got weird.
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We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
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I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.
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It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News.
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I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I've been looking for.
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And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts... Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they're for.
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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.