Billy Joel - The Hits Album Lyrics

Everybody Loves You Now
Piano Man
The Entertainer
New York State Of Mind
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
Only The Good Die Young
My Life
Big Shot
You May Be Right
Its Still Rock And Roll To Me
Say Goodbye To Hollywood
Allentown
Pressure
The Longest Time
Tell Her About It
A Matter Of Trust
We Didnt Start The Fire
I Go To Extremes
The River Of Dreams

Everybody Loves You Now

Baby all the lights are turned on you

Now you're in the center of the stage

Everything revolves on what you do

Ah, you are in your prime; you've come of age

And you can always have your way somehow

But everybody loves you now

You can walk away from your mistakes

You can turn your back on what you do

Just a little smile is all it takes

Yeah, you can have your cake and eat it too

Loneliness will get to you somehow

But everybody loves you now

Ah, they all want your white body

And they await your reply

Ah, but between you and me and the Staten Island ferry

So do I

All the people want to know your name

Soon there will be lines outside your door

Feelings do not matter in your game

Yeah, 'cause nothing's gonna touch you anymore

So your life is only living anyhow

And everybody loves you now

Close your eyes when you don't want to see

Stay at home when you don't want to go

Only speak to those who will agree

Yeah, and close your mind when you don't want to know

You have lost you innocence somehow

But everybody loves you now

Ah, you know that nothing lasts forever

And it's all been done before

Ah, but you ain't got the time to go to Cold Spring Harbor

No more

See how all the people gather 'round

Hey, isn't it a thrill to see them crawl?

Keep your eyes ahead and don't look down

Yeah, and lock yourself inside your sacred wall

This is what you wanted; ain't you proud?

Cause everybody loves you now

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Baby all the lights are turned on you

Now you're in the center of the stage

Everything revolves on what you do

Ah, you are in your prime; you've come of age

And you can always have your way somehow

But everybody loves you now

You can walk away from your mistakes

You can turn your back on what you do

Just a little smile is all it takes

Yeah, you can have your cake and eat it too

Loneliness will get to you somehow

But everybody loves you now

Ah, they all want your white body

And they await your reply

Ah, but between you and me and the Staten Island ferry

So do I

All the people want to know your name

Soon there will be lines outside your door

Feelings do not matter in your game

Yeah, 'cause nothing's gonna touch you anymore

So your life is only living anyhow

And everybody loves you now

Close your eyes when you don't want to see

Stay at home when you don't want to go

Only speak to those who will agree

Yeah, and close your mind when you don't want to know

You have lost you innocence somehow

But everybody loves you now

Ah, you know that nothing lasts forever

And it's all been done before

Ah, but you ain't got the time to go to Cold Spring Harbor

No more

See how all the people gather 'round

Hey, isn't it a thrill to see them crawl?

Keep your eyes ahead and don't look down

Yeah, and lock yourself inside your sacred wall

This is what you wanted; ain't you proud?

Cause everybody loves you now

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Writer: BILLY JOEL
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Piano Man

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday 
The regular crowd shuffles in 
There's an old man sittin' next to me 
Makin' love to his tonic and gin 
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory? 
I'm not really sure how it goes 
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete 
When I wore a younger man's clothes" 
 
La, la-la, di-dee-da 
La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum 
 
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 
Sing us a song tonight 
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody 
And you've got us feelin' alright 
 
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine 
He gets me my drinks for free 
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke 
But there's some place that he'd rather be 
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me" 
As the smile ran away from his face 
"Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star 
If I could get out of this place" 
 
Oh, la, la-la, di-dee-da 
La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum 
 
Now Paul is a real estate novelist 
Who never had time for a wife 
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy 
And probably will be for life 
And the waitress is practicing politics 
As the businessmen slowly get stoned 
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness 
But it's better than drinkin' alone 
 
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 
Sing us a song tonight 
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody 
And you've got us feelin' alright 
 
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday 
And the manager gives me a smile 
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see 
To forget about life for a while 
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival 
And the microphone smells like a beer 
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar 
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?" 
 
Oh, la, la-la, di-dee-da 
La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum 
 
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 
Sing us a song tonight 
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody 
And you've got us feelin' alright

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It's nine o'clock on a Saturday 
The regular crowd shuffles in 
There's an old man sittin' next to me 
Makin' love to his tonic and gin 
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory? 
I'm not really sure how it goes 
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete 
When I wore a younger man's clothes" 
 
La, la-la, di-dee-da 
La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum 
 
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 
Sing us a song tonight 
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody 
And you've got us feelin' alright 
 
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine 
He gets me my drinks for free 
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke 
But there's some place that he'd rather be 
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me" 
As the smile ran away from his face 
"Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star 
If I could get out of this place" 
 
Oh, la, la-la, di-dee-da 
La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum 
 
Now Paul is a real estate novelist 
Who never had time for a wife 
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy 
And probably will be for life 
And the waitress is practicing politics 
As the businessmen slowly get stoned 
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness 
But it's better than drinkin' alone 
 
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 
Sing us a song tonight 
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody 
And you've got us feelin' alright 
 
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday 
And the manager gives me a smile 
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see 
To forget about life for a while 
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival 
And the microphone smells like a beer 
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar 
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?" 
 
Oh, la, la-la, di-dee-da 
La-la, di-dee-da, da-dum 
 
Sing us a song, you're the piano man 
Sing us a song tonight 
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody 
And you've got us feelin' alright

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Writer: Billy Joel
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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The Entertainer

I am the entertainer

And I know just where I stand

Another serenader

And another long-haired band

Today I am your champion

I may have won your hearts

But I know the game, you'll forget my name

And I won't be here in another year

If I don't stay on the charts

I am the entertainer

And I've had to pay my price

The things I did not know at first

I learned by doin' twice

Ah, but still they come to haunt me

Still they want their say

So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants

I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check

And they go their merry way

I am the entertainer

Been all around the world

I've played all kinds of palaces

And laid all kinds of girls

I can't remember faces

I don't remember names

Ah, but what the hell

You know it's just as well

'Cause after a while and a thousand miles

It all becomes the same

I am the entertainer

I bring to you my songs

I'd like to spend a day or two

I can't stay that long

No, I've got to meet expenses

I got to stay in line

Gotta get those fees to the agencies

And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay

So I just don't have the time

I am the entertainer

I come to do my show

You've heard my latest record

It's been on the radio

Ah, it took me years to write it

They were the best years of my life

It was a beautiful song

But it ran too long

If you're gonna have a hit

You gotta make it fit

So they cut it down to 3:05

I am the entertainer

The idol of my age

I make all kinds of money

When I go on the stage

Ah, you've seen me in the papers

I've been in the magazines

But if I go cold I won't get sold

I'll get put in the back in the discount rack

Like another can of beans

I am the entertainer

And I know just where I stand

Another serenader

And another long-haired band

Today I am your champion

I may have won your hearts

But I know the game, you'll forget my name

I won't be here in another year

If I don't stay on the charts

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I am the entertainer

And I know just where I stand

Another serenader

And another long-haired band

Today I am your champion

I may have won your hearts

But I know the game, you'll forget my name

And I won't be here in another year

If I don't stay on the charts

I am the entertainer

And I've had to pay my price

The things I did not know at first

I learned by doin' twice

Ah, but still they come to haunt me

Still they want their say

So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants

I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check

And they go their merry way

I am the entertainer

Been all around the world

I've played all kinds of palaces

And laid all kinds of girls

I can't remember faces

I don't remember names

Ah, but what the hell

You know it's just as well

'Cause after a while and a thousand miles

It all becomes the same

I am the entertainer

I bring to you my songs

I'd like to spend a day or two

I can't stay that long

No, I've got to meet expenses

I got to stay in line

Gotta get those fees to the agencies

And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay

So I just don't have the time

I am the entertainer

I come to do my show

You've heard my latest record

It's been on the radio

Ah, it took me years to write it

They were the best years of my life

It was a beautiful song

But it ran too long

If you're gonna have a hit

You gotta make it fit

So they cut it down to 3:05

I am the entertainer

The idol of my age

I make all kinds of money

When I go on the stage

Ah, you've seen me in the papers

I've been in the magazines

But if I go cold I won't get sold

I'll get put in the back in the discount rack

Like another can of beans

I am the entertainer

And I know just where I stand

Another serenader

And another long-haired band

Today I am your champion

I may have won your hearts

But I know the game, you'll forget my name

I won't be here in another year

If I don't stay on the charts

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Writer: BILLY JOEL
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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New York State Of Mind

Some folks like to get away

Take a holiday from the neighborhood

Hop a flight to Miami Beach

Or to Hollywood

But I'm talking a Greyhound

On the Hudson River Line

I'm in a New York state of mind

I've seen all the movie stars

In their fancy cars and their limousines

Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens

But I know what I'm needing

And I don't want to waste more time

I'm in a New York state of mind

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

It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind

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

It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line

'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind

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Some folks like to get away

Take a holiday from the neighborhood

Hop a flight to Miami Beach

Or to Hollywood

But I'm talking a Greyhound

On the Hudson River Line

I'm in a New York state of mind

I've seen all the movie stars

In their fancy cars and their limousines

Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens

But I know what I'm needing

And I don't want to waste more time

I'm in a New York state of mind

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

It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind

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

It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line

'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind

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Writer: BILLY JOEL
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

Anthony works in the grocery store
Savin' his pennies for someday
Mama Leone left a note on the door
She said, "Sonny, move out to the country"
Workin' too hard can give you
A heart attack (ack, ack, ack, ack, ack)
You oughta know by now (oughta know)
Who needs a house out in Hackensack
Is that what you get for your money?
It seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin' up
Then I'm movin' out
I'm movin' out
Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat
At night he becomes a bartender
He works at Mister Cacciatore's down
On Sullivan Street
Across from the medical center
He's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillac (ack, ack, ack, ack, ack)
You oughta know by now
And if he can't drive
With a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders
It seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin' up
Then I'm movin' out
I'm movin' out
You should never argue with a crazy mind (mi-, mi-, mi-, mi-, mi-)
You oughta know by now
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
Is that all you get for your money
If that's what you have in mind
If that's what you're all about
Good luck movin' up
'Cause I'm moving out
I'm moving out (mmm)
Ou, ou, uh huh (mmm)
I'm moving out

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Anthony works in the grocery store
Savin' his pennies for someday
Mama Leone left a note on the door
She said, "Sonny, move out to the country"
Workin' too hard can give you
A heart attack (ack, ack, ack, ack, ack)
You oughta know by now (oughta know)
Who needs a house out in Hackensack
Is that what you get for your money?
It seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin' up
Then I'm movin' out
I'm movin' out
Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat
At night he becomes a bartender
He works at Mister Cacciatore's down
On Sullivan Street
Across from the medical center
He's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillac (ack, ack, ack, ack, ack)
You oughta know by now
And if he can't drive
With a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders
It seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
Mama if that's movin' up
Then I'm movin' out
I'm movin' out
You should never argue with a crazy mind (mi-, mi-, mi-, mi-, mi-)
You oughta know by now
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
Is that all you get for your money
If that's what you have in mind
If that's what you're all about
Good luck movin' up
'Cause I'm moving out
I'm moving out (mmm)
Ou, ou, uh huh (mmm)
I'm moving out

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Writer: Billy Joel
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Only The Good Die Young

Come out, Virginia- 
Don't let me wait. 
You Catholic girls start much too late. 
Ah! But sooner or later it comes down to fate. 
I might as well will be the one. 
 
Well they showed you a statue- 
Told you to pray. 
They built you a temple and locked you away. 
Ah! But they never told you the price it would pay. 
The things that you might have done... 
 
Only the good die young. 
That's what I said! 
Only the good die young. 
Only the good die young... 
 
You mighta heard I run with a dangerous crowd. 
We ain't too pretty, we ain't too proud. 
We might be laughin' a bit too loud. 
Ah! But that never hurt no one... 
 
So come on Virginia! 
Show me a sign- 
Send up a signal; I'll throw you a line. 
The stained glass curtain you're hidin' behind- 
Never lets in the sun... 
 
Darlin' only the good die young! 
Oh woe woe woe woe! 
I tell ya only the good die young. 
Only the good die young... 
 
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation! 
You've got a brand new soul. 
Mmm, and a cross of gold. 
But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information! 
 
You didn't count on me- 
When you were counting on your rosary. 
Oh woe woe! 
 
And they say there's a Heaven, 
And those who will wait. 
 
And some say it's better, 
But I say it ain't! 
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. 
 
The sinners are much more fun... 
You know that only the good die young! 
Oh woe woe baby bay! 
I tell ya only the good die young! 
Only the good die young... 
 
Said your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation! 
Ah! She never cared for me. 
But did she ever say a prayer for me? 
Oh woe woe! 
 
Come out, come out, come out! 
Virginia don't let me wait! 
You Catholic girls start much too late! 
Sooner or later it comes down to fate. 
I might as well will be the one... 
You know that only the good die young! 
 
Tell ya baby! 
You know that only the good die young! 
Only the good die young. 
Only the gooood! 
Only the good die young. 
 
Oo oo oooo 
Oo! 
Oo oo oo oo 
Oooo oo! 
Oo oo oo 
Oo! 
Oo oo oo oo 
Oooo oo! 
Oo oo oooo 
Oo! 
Oo oo oo oo 
Oooo oo! 
 
Only the good die young! 
Only the good die young...

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Come out, Virginia- 
Don't let me wait. 
You Catholic girls start much too late. 
Ah! But sooner or later it comes down to fate. 
I might as well will be the one. 
 
Well they showed you a statue- 
Told you to pray. 
They built you a temple and locked you away. 
Ah! But they never told you the price it would pay. 
The things that you might have done... 
 
Only the good die young. 
That's what I said! 
Only the good die young. 
Only the good die young... 
 
You mighta heard I run with a dangerous crowd. 
We ain't too pretty, we ain't too proud. 
We might be laughin' a bit too loud. 
Ah! But that never hurt no one... 
 
So come on Virginia! 
Show me a sign- 
Send up a signal; I'll throw you a line. 
The stained glass curtain you're hidin' behind- 
Never lets in the sun... 
 
Darlin' only the good die young! 
Oh woe woe woe woe! 
I tell ya only the good die young. 
Only the good die young... 
 
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation! 
You've got a brand new soul. 
Mmm, and a cross of gold. 
But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information! 
 
You didn't count on me- 
When you were counting on your rosary. 
Oh woe woe! 
 
And they say there's a Heaven, 
And those who will wait. 
 
And some say it's better, 
But I say it ain't! 
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. 
 
The sinners are much more fun... 
You know that only the good die young! 
Oh woe woe baby bay! 
I tell ya only the good die young! 
Only the good die young... 
 
Said your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation! 
Ah! She never cared for me. 
But did she ever say a prayer for me? 
Oh woe woe! 
 
Come out, come out, come out! 
Virginia don't let me wait! 
You Catholic girls start much too late! 
Sooner or later it comes down to fate. 
I might as well will be the one... 
You know that only the good die young! 
 
Tell ya baby! 
You know that only the good die young! 
Only the good die young. 
Only the gooood! 
Only the good die young. 
 
Oo oo oooo 
Oo! 
Oo oo oo oo 
Oooo oo! 
Oo oo oo 
Oo! 
Oo oo oo oo 
Oooo oo! 
Oo oo oooo 
Oo! 
Oo oo oo oo 
Oooo oo! 
 
Only the good die young! 
Only the good die young...

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Writer: Billy Joel
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My Life

Got a call from an old friend we'd used to be real close
Said he couldn't go on the American way
Closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to the west coast
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.

I don't need you to worry for me 'cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore this is my life
Go ahead with your own life leave me alone

I never said you had to offer me a second chance
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
I still belong
Don't get me wrong
And you can speak your mind
But not on my time

They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else
Ah but sooner or later you sleep in your own space
Either way it's O.K. you wake up with yourself

I don't need you to worry for me 'cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore this is my life
Go ahead with your own life leave me alone

I never said you had to offer me a second chance
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
I still belong
Don't get me wrong
And you can speak your mind
But not on my time

I don't care what you say anymore this is my life
Go ahead with your own life leave me alone

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English

Got a call from an old friend we'd used to be real close
Said he couldn't go on the American way
Closed the shop, sold the house, bought a ticket to the west coast
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.

I don't need you to worry for me 'cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore this is my life
Go ahead with your own life leave me alone

I never said you had to offer me a second chance
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
I still belong
Don't get me wrong
And you can speak your mind
But not on my time

They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else
Ah but sooner or later you sleep in your own space
Either way it's O.K. you wake up with yourself

I don't need you to worry for me 'cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore this is my life
Go ahead with your own life leave me alone

I never said you had to offer me a second chance
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
I still belong
Don't get me wrong
And you can speak your mind
But not on my time

I don't care what you say anymore this is my life
Go ahead with your own life leave me alone

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Writer: Billy Joel
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Big Shot

Well, you went uptown riding in your limousine

With your fine Park Avenue clothes

You had the Dom Perignon in your hand

And the spoon up your nose

And 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 bitchin' to me

Because you had to be a big shot, didn't you

You had to open up your mouth

You had to be a big shot, didn't you

All your friends were so knocked out

You had to have the last word, last night

You know what everything's about

You had to have a white hot spotlight

You had to be a big shot last night

They were all impressed with your Halston dress

And the people that you knew at Elaine's

And the story of your latest success

Kept 'em so entertained

But now you just can't remember

All the things you said

And you're not sure you want to know

I'll give you one hint, honey

You sure did put on a show

Yes, yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't you

You had to prove it to the crowd

You had to be a big shot, didn't you

All your friends were so knocked out

You had to the last word, last night

You're so much fun to be around

You had to have the front page, bold type

You had to be a big shot last night

Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in

If you know when to leave it alone

But you went over the line

You couldn't see it was time to go home

No, no, no, no, no, no, you had to be a big shot, didn't you

You had to open up your mouth

You had to be a big shot, didn't you

All your friends were so knocked out

You had to have the last word, last night

So much fun to be around

You had to have a white hot spotlight

You had to be a big shot last night

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Well, you went uptown riding in your limousine

With your fine Park Avenue clothes

You had the Dom Perignon in your hand

And the spoon up your nose

And 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 bitchin' to me

Because you had to be a big shot, didn't you

You had to open up your mouth

You had to be a big shot, didn't you

All your friends were so knocked out

You had to have the last word, last night

You know what everything's about

You had to have a white hot spotlight

You had to be a big shot last night

They were all impressed with your Halston dress

And the people that you knew at Elaine's

And the story of your latest success

Kept 'em so entertained

But now you just can't remember

All the things you said

And you're not sure you want to know

I'll give you one hint, honey

You sure did put on a show

Yes, yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't you

You had to prove it to the crowd

You had to be a big shot, didn't you

All your friends were so knocked out

You had to the last word, last night

You're so much fun to be around

You had to have the front page, bold type

You had to be a big shot last night

Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in

If you know when to leave it alone

But you went over the line

You couldn't see it was time to go home

No, no, no, no, no, no, you had to be a big shot, didn't you

You had to open up your mouth

You had to be a big shot, didn't you

All your friends were so knocked out

You had to have the last word, last night

So much fun to be around

You had to have a white hot spotlight

You had to be a big shot last night

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You May Be Right

Friday night I crashed your party

Saturday I said I'm sorry

Sunday came and trashed me out again

I was only having fun

Wasn't hurting anyone

And we all enjoyed the weekend for a change

I've been stranded in the combat zone

I walked through Bedford Stuy alone

Even rode my motorcycle in the rain

And you told me not to drive

But I made it home alive

So you said that only proves that I'm insane

You may be right

I may be crazy

But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for

Turn out the light

Don't try to save me

You may be wrong for all I know

But you may be right

Remember how I found you there

Alone in your electric chair

I told you dirty jokes until you smiled

You were lonely for a man

I said take me as I am

'Cause you might enjoy some madness for awhile

Now think of all the years you tried to

Find someone to satisfy you

I might be as crazy as you say

If I'm crazy then it's true

That it's all because of you

And you wouldn't want me any other way

You may be right

I may be crazy

But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for

It's too late to fight

It's too late to change me

You may be wrong for all I know

But you may be right

You may be right

I may be crazy

But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for

Turn out the light

Don't try to save me

You may be wrong for all I know

But you may be right

You may be wrong but you may be right

You may be wrong but you may be right

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Friday night I crashed your party

Saturday I said I'm sorry

Sunday came and trashed me out again

I was only having fun

Wasn't hurting anyone

And we all enjoyed the weekend for a change

I've been stranded in the combat zone

I walked through Bedford Stuy alone

Even rode my motorcycle in the rain

And you told me not to drive

But I made it home alive

So you said that only proves that I'm insane

You may be right

I may be crazy

But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for

Turn out the light

Don't try to save me

You may be wrong for all I know

But you may be right

Remember how I found you there

Alone in your electric chair

I told you dirty jokes until you smiled

You were lonely for a man

I said take me as I am

'Cause you might enjoy some madness for awhile

Now think of all the years you tried to

Find someone to satisfy you

I might be as crazy as you say

If I'm crazy then it's true

That it's all because of you

And you wouldn't want me any other way

You may be right

I may be crazy

But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for

It's too late to fight

It's too late to change me

You may be wrong for all I know

But you may be right

You may be right

I may be crazy

But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for

Turn out the light

Don't try to save me

You may be wrong for all I know

But you may be right

You may be wrong but you may be right

You may be wrong but you may be right

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Its Still Rock And Roll To Me

What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?

"Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?"

Maybe I should buy some old tab collars?

"Welcome back to the age of jive.

Where have you been hidin' out lately, honey?

You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money."

Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound

Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me

What's the matter with the car I'm driving?

"Can't you tell that it's out of style?"

Should I get a set of while wall tires?

"Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?

Nowadays you can't be too sentimental

Your best bet's a true baby blue Continental."

Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk

It's still rock and roll to me

Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers

'Cause it's always been the same old scene.

There's a new band in town

But you can't get the sound from a story in a magazine...

Aimed at your average teen

How about a pair of pink sidewinders

And a bright orange pair of pants?

"You could really be a Beau Brummel baby

If you just give it half a chance.

Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers,

You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers."

Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways

It's still rock and roll to me

What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?

"Don't you know that they're out of touch?"

Should I try to be a straight `A' student?

"If you are then you think too much.

Don't you know about the new fashion honey?

All you need are looks and a whole lotta money."

It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways

It's still rock and roll to me

Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound

Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me

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What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?

"Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?"

Maybe I should buy some old tab collars?

"Welcome back to the age of jive.

Where have you been hidin' out lately, honey?

You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money."

Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound

Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me

What's the matter with the car I'm driving?

"Can't you tell that it's out of style?"

Should I get a set of while wall tires?

"Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?

Nowadays you can't be too sentimental

Your best bet's a true baby blue Continental."

Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk

It's still rock and roll to me

Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers

'Cause it's always been the same old scene.

There's a new band in town

But you can't get the sound from a story in a magazine...

Aimed at your average teen

How about a pair of pink sidewinders

And a bright orange pair of pants?

"You could really be a Beau Brummel baby

If you just give it half a chance.

Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers,

You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers."

Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways

It's still rock and roll to me

What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?

"Don't you know that they're out of touch?"

Should I try to be a straight `A' student?

"If you are then you think too much.

Don't you know about the new fashion honey?

All you need are looks and a whole lotta money."

It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways

It's still rock and roll to me

Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound

Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me

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Say Goodbye To Hollywood

Bobby's driving through the city tonight-  

Through the lights-  

In a hot new rent-a-car.  

He joins the lover in his heavy machine-  

It's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard.  

CHORUS  

Say goodbye to Hollywood  

Say goodbye my baby.  

Say goodbye to Hollywood,  

Say goodbye my baby.  

Johnny's taking care of things for awhile-  

And his style is so right for troubadors.  

They got him sittingswith his back to the door  

Now he won't be my fast gun anymore.  

CHORUS  

Moving on is a chance that you take everytime you try to stay together.  

Say a word out of line and you find that the friends you had are gone-  

Forever...forever.  

So many faces in and out of my life,  

Some will last, some will just be now anad then.  

Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes-  

I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again.  

CHORUS  

Repeat 3rd verse

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Bobby's driving through the city tonight-  

Through the lights-  

In a hot new rent-a-car.  

He joins the lover in his heavy machine-  

It's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard.  

CHORUS  

Say goodbye to Hollywood  

Say goodbye my baby.  

Say goodbye to Hollywood,  

Say goodbye my baby.  

Johnny's taking care of things for awhile-  

And his style is so right for troubadors.  

They got him sittingswith his back to the door  

Now he won't be my fast gun anymore.  

CHORUS  

Moving on is a chance that you take everytime you try to stay together.  

Say a word out of line and you find that the friends you had are gone-  

Forever...forever.  

So many faces in and out of my life,  

Some will last, some will just be now anad then.  

Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes-  

I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again.  

CHORUS  

Repeat 3rd verse

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Allentown

Well we're living here in Allentown  

And they're closing all the factories down  

Out in Bethlehem they're killing time  

Filling out forms  

Standing in line  

Well our fathers fought the Second World War  

Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore  

Met our mothers in the USO  

Asked them to dance  

Danced with them slow  

And we're living here in Allentown  

But the restlessness was handed down  

And it's getting very hard to stay  

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  

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  

Every child had a pretty good shot  

To get at least as far as their old man got  

But something happened on the way to that place  

They an American flag in our face  

Well I'm living here in Allentown  

And it's hard to keep a good man down  

But I won't be getting up today 

And we're living here in Allentown

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Well we're living here in Allentown  

And they're closing all the factories down  

Out in Bethlehem they're killing time  

Filling out forms  

Standing in line  

Well our fathers fought the Second World War  

Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore  

Met our mothers in the USO  

Asked them to dance  

Danced with them slow  

And we're living here in Allentown  

But the restlessness was handed down  

And it's getting very hard to stay  

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  

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  

Every child had a pretty good shot  

To get at least as far as their old man got  

But something happened on the way to that place  

They an American flag in our face  

Well I'm living here in Allentown  

And it's hard to keep a good man down  

But I won't be getting up today 

And we're living here in Allentown

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Pressure

You have to learn to pace yourself  

Pressure  

You're just like everybody else  

Pressure  

You've only had to run so far  

So good  

But you will come to a place  

Where the only thing you feel  

Are loaded guns in your face  

And you'll have to deal with  

Pressure  

You used to call me paranoid  

Pressure  

But even you can not avoid  

Pressure  

You turned the tap dance into your crusade  

Now here you are with your faith  

And your Peter Pan advice  

You have no scars on your face  

And you cannot handle pressure  

All grown up and no place to go  

Psych 1, Psych 2  

What do you know?  

All your life is Channel 13  

Sesame Street  

What does it mean?  

Pressure  

Pressure  

Don't ask for help  

You're all alone  

Pressure  

You'll have to answer  

To your own  

Pressure  

I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale  

But here you are in the ninth  

Two men out and three men on  

Nowhere to look but inside  

Where we all respond to  

Pressure  

Pressure  

All your life is Time Magazine  

I read it too  

What does it mean?  

Pressure  

I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale  

But here you are with your faith  

And your Peter Pan advice  

You have no scars on your face  

And you cannot handle pressure  

Pressure, pressure  

One, two, three, four  

Pressure

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You have to learn to pace yourself  

Pressure  

You're just like everybody else  

Pressure  

You've only had to run so far  

So good  

But you will come to a place  

Where the only thing you feel  

Are loaded guns in your face  

And you'll have to deal with  

Pressure  

You used to call me paranoid  

Pressure  

But even you can not avoid  

Pressure  

You turned the tap dance into your crusade  

Now here you are with your faith  

And your Peter Pan advice  

You have no scars on your face  

And you cannot handle pressure  

All grown up and no place to go  

Psych 1, Psych 2  

What do you know?  

All your life is Channel 13  

Sesame Street  

What does it mean?  

Pressure  

Pressure  

Don't ask for help  

You're all alone  

Pressure  

You'll have to answer  

To your own  

Pressure  

I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale  

But here you are in the ninth  

Two men out and three men on  

Nowhere to look but inside  

Where we all respond to  

Pressure  

Pressure  

All your life is Time Magazine  

I read it too  

What does it mean?  

Pressure  

I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale  

But here you are with your faith  

And your Peter Pan advice  

You have no scars on your face  

And you cannot handle pressure  

Pressure, pressure  

One, two, three, four  

Pressure

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The Longest Time

Oh, oh, oh

For the longest time

Oh, oh, oh

For the longest time

If you said goodbye to me tonight

There would still be music left to write

What else could I do

I'm so inspired by you

That hasn't happened for the longest time

Once I thought my innocence was gone

Now I know that happiness goes on

That's where you found me

When you put your arms around me

I haven't been there for the longest time

Oh, oh, oh

For the longest time

Oh, oh, oh

For the longest time

I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall

And the greatest miracle of all

Is how I need you

And how you needed me too

That hasn't happened for the longest time

Maybe this won't last very long

But you feel so right

And I could be wrong

Maybe I've been hoping too hard

But I've gone this far

And it's more that I hoped for

Who knows how much further we'll go on

Maybe I'll be sorry when you're gone

I'll take my chances

I forgot how nice romance is

I haven't been there for the longest time

I had second thoughts at the start

I said to myself

Hold on to your heart

Now I know the woman that you are

You're wonderful so far

And it's more that I hoped for

I don't care what consequence it brings

I have been a fool for lesser things

I want you so bad

I think you ought to know that

I intend to hold you for

The longest time

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Oh, oh, oh

For the longest time

Oh, oh, oh

For the longest time

If you said goodbye to me tonight

There would still be music left to write

What else could I do

I'm so inspired by you

That hasn't happened for the longest time

Once I thought my innocence was gone

Now I know that happiness goes on

That's where you found me

When you put your arms around me

I haven't been there for the longest time

Oh, oh, oh

For the longest time

Oh, oh, oh

For the longest time

I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall

And the greatest miracle of all

Is how I need you

And how you needed me too

That hasn't happened for the longest time

Maybe this won't last very long

But you feel so right

And I could be wrong

Maybe I've been hoping too hard

But I've gone this far

And it's more that I hoped for

Who knows how much further we'll go on

Maybe I'll be sorry when you're gone

I'll take my chances

I forgot how nice romance is

I haven't been there for the longest time

I had second thoughts at the start

I said to myself

Hold on to your heart

Now I know the woman that you are

You're wonderful so far

And it's more that I hoped for

I don't care what consequence it brings

I have been a fool for lesser things

I want you so bad

I think you ought to know that

I intend to hold you for

The longest time

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Tell Her About It

Listen boy

Don't want to see you let a good thing

Slip away

You know I don't like watching

Anybody make the same mistakes

I made

She's a real nice girl

And she's always there for you

But a nice girl wouldn't tell you what you should do

Listen boy

I'm sure that you think you got it all

Under control

You don't want somebody telling you

The way to stay in someone's soul

You're a big boy now

You'll never let her go

But that's just the kind of thing

She ought to know

Tell her about it

Tell her everything you feel

Give her every reason to accept

That you're for real

Tell her about it

Tell her all your crazy dreams

Let her know you need her

Let her know how much she means

Listen boy

It's not automatically a certain guarantee

To insure yourself

You've got to provide communication constantly

When you love someone

You're always insecure

And there's only one good way

To reassure

Tell her about it

Let her know how much you care

When she can't be with you

Tell her you wish you were there

Tell her about it

Every day before you leave

Pay her some attention

Give her something to believe

Cause now and then

She'll get to worrying

Just because you haven't spoken

For so long

Though you may not have done anything

Will that be a consolation when she's gone

Listen boy

It's good information from a man

Who's made mistakes

Just a word or two that she gets from you

Could be the difference that it makes

She's a trusting soul

She's put her trust in you

But a girl like that won't tell you

What you should do

Tell her about it

Tell her everything you feel

Give her every reason

To accept that you're for real

Tell her about it

Tell her all your crazy dreams

Let her know you need her

Let her know how much she means

Tell her about it

Tell her how you feel right now

Tell her about it

The girl don't want to wait too long

You got to tell her about it

Tell her now and you won't go wrong

You got to tell her about it

Before it gets too late

You got to tell her about it

You know the girl don't want

To wait - you got to

Tell her about it

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Listen boy

Don't want to see you let a good thing

Slip away

You know I don't like watching

Anybody make the same mistakes

I made

She's a real nice girl

And she's always there for you

But a nice girl wouldn't tell you what you should do

Listen boy

I'm sure that you think you got it all

Under control

You don't want somebody telling you

The way to stay in someone's soul

You're a big boy now

You'll never let her go

But that's just the kind of thing

She ought to know

Tell her about it

Tell her everything you feel

Give her every reason to accept

That you're for real

Tell her about it

Tell her all your crazy dreams

Let her know you need her

Let her know how much she means

Listen boy

It's not automatically a certain guarantee

To insure yourself

You've got to provide communication constantly

When you love someone

You're always insecure

And there's only one good way

To reassure

Tell her about it

Let her know how much you care

When she can't be with you

Tell her you wish you were there

Tell her about it

Every day before you leave

Pay her some attention

Give her something to believe

Cause now and then

She'll get to worrying

Just because you haven't spoken

For so long

Though you may not have done anything

Will that be a consolation when she's gone

Listen boy

It's good information from a man

Who's made mistakes

Just a word or two that she gets from you

Could be the difference that it makes

She's a trusting soul

She's put her trust in you

But a girl like that won't tell you

What you should do

Tell her about it

Tell her everything you feel

Give her every reason

To accept that you're for real

Tell her about it

Tell her all your crazy dreams

Let her know you need her

Let her know how much she means

Tell her about it

Tell her how you feel right now

Tell her about it

The girl don't want to wait too long

You got to tell her about it

Tell her now and you won't go wrong

You got to tell her about it

Before it gets too late

You got to tell her about it

You know the girl don't want

To wait - you got to

Tell her about it

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A Matter Of Trust

Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
And they may not want it to end
But it will it's just a question of when
I've lived long enough to have learned
The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned
But that won't happen to us
Because it's always been a matter of trust

I know you're an emotional girl
It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world
I can't offer you proof
But you're going to face a moment of truth
It's hard when you're always afraid
You just recover when another belief is betrayed
So break my heart of you must
It's a matter of trust

You can't go the distance
With too much resistance
I know you have doubts
But for God's sake don't shut me out

This time you've got nothing to lose
You can take it, you can leave it
Whatever you choose
I won't hold back anything
And I'll walk a way a fool or a king
Some love is just a lie of the mind
It's make believe until its only a matter of time
And some might have learned to adjust
But then it never was a matter of trust

I'm sure you're aware love
We've both had our share of
Believing too long
When the whole situation was wrong

Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why
Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
But that can't happen to us
Because it's always been a matter of trust

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We Didnt Start The Fire

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray

South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television

North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom

Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"

Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen

Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev

Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc

Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron

Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"

Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team

Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland

Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev

Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", trouble in the Suez

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac

Sputnik, Zhou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai"

Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball

Starkweather homicide, children of Thalidomide 

Oh, huh, ho

Buddy Holly, "Ben-Hur", space monkey, Mafia

Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go

U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy

Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land"

Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion

"Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania

Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson

Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex

JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say?

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again

Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock

Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline

Ayatollahs in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan

"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide

Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz

Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law

Rock and roller Cola wars, I can't take it anymore

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

But when we are gone

It will still burn on, and on, and on

And on and on and on and on and on and on

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire

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Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray

South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television

North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom

Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"

Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen

Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev

Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc

Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron

Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock"

Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team

Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland

Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev

Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", trouble in the Suez

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac

Sputnik, Zhou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai"

Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball

Starkweather homicide, children of Thalidomide 

Oh, huh, ho

Buddy Holly, "Ben-Hur", space monkey, Mafia

Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go

U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy

Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger in a Strange Land"

Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion

"Lawrence of Arabia", British Beatlemania

Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson

Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex

JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say?

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again

Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock

Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline

Ayatollahs in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan

"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide

Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz

Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law

Rock and roller Cola wars, I can't take it anymore

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

But when we are gone

It will still burn on, and on, and on

And on and on and on and on and on and on

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning

Since the world's been turning

We didn't start the fire

No we didn't light it

But we tried to fight it

We didn't start the fire

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I Go To Extremes

Call me a joker, call me a fool  

Right at this moment I'm totally cool  

Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife  

I feel like I'm in the prime of my life  

Sometimes it feels like I'm going too fast  

I don't know how long this feeling will last  

Maybe it's only tonight  

Darling I don't know why I got to extremes  

Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens  

And if I stand or I fall  

It's all or nothing at all  

Darling I don't know why I got to extremes  

Sometimes I'm tired, sometimes I'm shot  

Sometimes I don't know how much more I've got  

Maybe I'm headed over the hill  

Maybe I've 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  

Darling I don't know why I go to extremes  

Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens  

You can be sure when I'm gone  

I won't be out there too long  

Darling I don't know why I got to extremes  

Out of the darkness, into the light  

Leaving the scene of the crime  

Either I'm wrong or I'm perfectly right every time  

Sometimes I lie awake, night after night  

Coming apart at the seams  

Eager to please, ready to fight  

Why do I go to extremes?  

And if I stand or I fall  

It's all or nothing at all  

Darling I don't know why I go to extremes  

Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens  

And if I stand of I fall  

It's all or nothing at all  

Darling I don't know why I go to extremes  

No I don't know why I go to extremes  

Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens  

You can be sure when I'm gone  

I won't be out there too long  

Darling I don't know why I go to extremes

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Call me a joker, call me a fool  

Right at this moment I'm totally cool  

Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife  

I feel like I'm in the prime of my life  

Sometimes it feels like I'm going too fast  

I don't know how long this feeling will last  

Maybe it's only tonight  

Darling I don't know why I got to extremes  

Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens  

And if I stand or I fall  

It's all or nothing at all  

Darling I don't know why I got to extremes  

Sometimes I'm tired, sometimes I'm shot  

Sometimes I don't know how much more I've got  

Maybe I'm headed over the hill  

Maybe I've 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  

Darling I don't know why I go to extremes  

Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens  

You can be sure when I'm gone  

I won't be out there too long  

Darling I don't know why I got to extremes  

Out of the darkness, into the light  

Leaving the scene of the crime  

Either I'm wrong or I'm perfectly right every time  

Sometimes I lie awake, night after night  

Coming apart at the seams  

Eager to please, ready to fight  

Why do I go to extremes?  

And if I stand or I fall  

It's all or nothing at all  

Darling I don't know why I go to extremes  

Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens  

And if I stand of I fall  

It's all or nothing at all  

Darling I don't know why I go to extremes  

No I don't know why I go to extremes  

Too high or too low there ain't no in-betweens  

You can be sure when I'm gone  

I won't be out there too long  

Darling I don't know why I go to extremes

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The River Of Dreams

In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

From the mountains of faith

To a river so deep

I must be looking for something

Something sacred I lost

But the river is wide

And it's too hard to cross

And even though I know the river is wide

I walk down every evening and I stand on the shore

And try to cross to the opposite side

So I can finally find out what I've been looking for

In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

Through the valley of fear

To a river so deep

And I've been searching for something

Taken out of my soul

Something I would never lose

Something somebody stole

I don't know why I go walking at night

But now I'm tired and I don't want to walk anymore

I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life

Until I find what it is that I've been looking for

In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

Through the jungle of doubt

To a river so deep

I know I'm searching for something

Something so undefined

That it can only be seen

By the eyes of the blind

In the middle of the night

I'm not sure about a life after this

God knows I've never been a spiritual man

Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river

That runs to the promised land

In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

Through the desert of truth

To the river so deep

We all end in the ocean

We all start in the streams

We're all carried along

By the river of dreams

In the middle of the night

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In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

From the mountains of faith

To a river so deep

I must be looking for something

Something sacred I lost

But the river is wide

And it's too hard to cross

And even though I know the river is wide

I walk down every evening and I stand on the shore

And try to cross to the opposite side

So I can finally find out what I've been looking for

In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

Through the valley of fear

To a river so deep

And I've been searching for something

Taken out of my soul

Something I would never lose

Something somebody stole

I don't know why I go walking at night

But now I'm tired and I don't want to walk anymore

I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life

Until I find what it is that I've been looking for

In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

Through the jungle of doubt

To a river so deep

I know I'm searching for something

Something so undefined

That it can only be seen

By the eyes of the blind

In the middle of the night

I'm not sure about a life after this

God knows I've never been a spiritual man

Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river

That runs to the promised land

In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

Through the desert of truth

To the river so deep

We all end in the ocean

We all start in the streams

We're all carried along

By the river of dreams

In the middle of the night

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Back to: Billy Joel

The Hits Info:

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Billy Joel - The Hits is a greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on November 16, 2010, in the United States only. It is his first single-disc compilation released in the US. It leaves off some of Joel's most successful songs, such as "Just the Way You Are", "She's Always a Woman" and "Uptown Girl", in favor of lesser known tracks, such as "Everybody Loves You Now".
-Wikipedia

Performed by: Billy Joel
Genre(s): Pop, rock
Length: 79:34
Released: November 16th, 2010
Year: 2010

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