01UndatedSo I would choose to be with you,That's if the choice were mine to make,But you can make decisions too,And you can have this heart to breakBilly Joel / quote ↗
02UndatedWe didn't start the fireIt was always burningSince the world's been turningWe didn't start the fireNo we didn't light itBut we tried to fight itBilly Joel / quote ↗
03UndatedI am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.Billy Joel / quote ↗
04UndatedIn every heart there is a room,A sanctuary safe and strong,To heal the wounds from lovers past,Until a new one comes alongBilly Joel / quote ↗
06UndatedAnd the waitress is practicing politicsAs the businessmen slowly get stonedYes, they're sharing a drink they call lonelinessBut its better than drinkin' aloneBilly Joel / quote ↗
07UndatedShe always says I'm the best friend that she's ever had... how do you hang up on someone who needs you that bad? ~From 'Laura' on The Nylon CurtainBilly Joel / quote ↗
08UndatedFor all our mutual experienceOur separate conclusions are the sameNow we are forced to recognize our inhumanityOur reason coexists with our insanityBut we choose between reality and madnessIt's either sadness or euphoriaBilly Joel / quote ↗
09UndatedAnd in the eveningAfter the fire and the lightOne thing is certain: Nothing can hold back the lightTime is relentlessAnd as the past disappearsWe're on the verge of all things newBilly Joel / quote ↗
11UndatedThey're sharing a drink called loneliness, but at least its better than drinking alone.Billy Joel / quote ↗
12UndatedWell 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,Iron and coke,And chromium steel,And we're waiting here in Allentown...But they've taken all the coal from the ground,And the union people crawled away...Billy Joel / quote ↗
13UndatedHome can be the Pennsylvania TurnpikeIndiana's early morning dewHigh up in the hills of CaliforniaHome is just another word for youBilly Joel / quote ↗
14UndatedIf I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see there; and third, the greatest wonder of all, to find myself there.Billy Joel / quote ↗
15UndatedAnd it was darkSo dark at nightAnd we held on to each otherLike brother to brotherWe promised our mothers we'd writeAnd we would all go down togetherBilly Joel / quote ↗
17UndatedSo before we end and then beginWe'll drink a toast to how it's beenA few more hours to be completeA few more nights on satin sheetsA few more times that I can sayI've loved these daysBilly Joel / quote ↗
20UndatedI 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.Billy Joel / quote ↗
21UndatedHave you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?Billy Joel / quote ↗
22UndatedDon't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.Billy Joel / quote ↗
23UndatedI am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.Billy Joel / quote ↗
24UndatedLike family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.Billy Joel / quote ↗
