There's an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin. |
Billy Joel, |
Piano Man |
We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don't know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere. |
Billy Joel, |
I've Loved These Days |
When you wake up in the morning with your head on fire and your eyes too bloody to see, go on and cry in your coffee, but don't come bitching to me. |
Billy Joel, |
Big Shot |
Call me a joker, call me a fool, right at this moment I'm totally cool. |
Billy Joel, |
I Go To Extremes |
I'm a cosmopolitan sophisticate of culture and intelligence. The culmination of technology and civilized experience. |
Billy Joel, |
Running On Thin Ice |
Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland. |
Billy Joel, |
We Didn't Start The Fire |
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. |
Billy Joel, |
Only The Good Die Young |
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. |
Billy Joel, |
Blonde Over Blue |
They say there's a heaven for those who wait, some say it's better I say it ain't. |
Billy Joel, |
Only The Good Die Young |
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania. |
Billy Joel, |
We Didn't Start The Fire |
Why don't the Beatles get back together? Why don't nobody sing of romance? |
Billy Joel, |
All You Wanna Do Is Dance |
Life is a series of hello and good-byes, I'm afraid it's time for good-bye. |
Billy Joel, |
Say Goodbye To Hollywood |
You can speak your mind, but not on my time. |
Billy Joel, |
My Life |
Call you up in the middle of the night. It's awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation. |
Billy Joel, |
Sometimes A Fantasy |
You just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can't wait. |
Billy Joel, |
Captain Jack |
I shouldn't bitch, I shouldn't cry. I'd start a revolution, but I don't have the time. |
Billy Joel, |
Closer To The Borderline |
So 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 break. |
Billy Joel, |
And So It Goes |
Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate heart. |
Billy Joel, |
A Matter Of Trust |
I once believed in causes too, I had my pointless point of view. |
Billy Joel, |
Angry Young Man |
Rock and roll cola wars, I can't take it any more. |
Billy Joel, |
We Didn't Start The Fire |
Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money. |
Billy Joel, |
It's Still Rock And Roll To Me |
You look so polished from your hair down to your toes, but still your finger's gonna pick your nose. |
Billy Joel, |
Captain Jack |
We passed the hash pipe and played our Doors tapes. |
Billy Joel, |
Goodnight Saigon |
I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man's Trojans. |
Billy Joel, |
Keeping The Faith |
Your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation. |
Billy Joel, |
Only The Good Die Young |