Billy Joel

"This is the time to remember Cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold on to Cause we wont, although well want to. This is the time, But time is gonna change. Youve given me the best of you But now I need the rest of you."

"Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood. Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But Im talking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line. Im in a New York state of mind."

"Yesterday you were an only child Now your ghosts have gone away. You can kill them in the classic style. Now you, "parlez vous francais" Dont look for answers You took your chances Dont ask my why."

"And the waitress is practicing politics As the businessmen slowly get stoned Yes theyre sharing a drink they call loneliness But its better than drinking alone."

"You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd We aint too pretty we aint too proud We might be laughing a bit too loud But that never hurt no one. Come on Virginia show me a sign Send up a signal Ill throw you the line. The stained-glass curtain youre hiding behind Never lets in the sun. And only the good die young."

"So you play your albums and you smoke your pot And you meet your girlfriend in the parking lot Oh, but still youre aching for the things you havent got, What went wrong? And if you cant understand why your world is so dead And why youve got to keep in style and feed your head Well, youre twenty one and still you mother makes your bed And thats too long."

"Oh, she takes care of herself She can wait if she wants Shes ahead of her time Oh, and she never gives out And she never gives in She just changes her mind."

"You dont have to start a fight Im a man who cant say no If youve got a little risky business Just point me where you want to go Take me to the power Take me to the heat Take me to the cleaners If its open to the street Somethings got to pay off Somethings got to break Someones got a fortune that theyre begging Me to take."

"Didnt I say I wasnt ready for romance? Didnt we promise we would only be friends? And so we danced, though it was only a slow dance. I started breaking my promises right there and then.Didnt I swear there would be no complications? Didnt you want someone whos seen it all before? Now that youre here, its not the same situation, Suddenly, I dont remember the rules anymore.This night is mine. Its only you and I. Tomorrow is a long time away; This night can last forever."

"Ive got bills to pay and children who need clothes. I know theres fish out there but where God only knows. They say these waters arent what they used to be. But Ive got people back on land who count on me."

"Sometimes Im tired, sometimes Im shot. Sometimes I dont know how much more Ive got. Maybe Im headed over the hill Maybe Ive set myself up for the kill. Tell me how much do you think you can take Until the heart in you is starting to break? Sometimes it feels like it will."

"If I traveled all my life And I never get to stop and settle down Long as I have you by my side Theres a roof above and good walls all around Youre my castle, youre my cabin and my instant pleasure dome I need you in my house cause youre my home."