Billy Joel - The Stranger Album Lyrics

Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
The Stranger
Just The Way You Are
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
Vienna
Only The Good Die Young
Shes Always A Woman
Get It Right The First Time
Everybody Has A Dream

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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The Stranger

Well we all have a face

That we hide away forever

And we take them out and show ourselves

When everyone has gone

Some are satin some are steel

Some are silk and some are leather

They're the faces of the stranger

But we love to try them on

Well, we all fall in love

But we disregard the danger

Though we share so many secrets

There are some we never tell

Why were you so surprised

That you never saw the stranger

Did you ever let your lover see

The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again

Everone goes south

Every now and then

You've done it, why can't someone else?

You should know by now

You've been there yourself

Once I used to believe

I was such a great romancer

Then I came home to a woman

That I could not recognize

When I pressed her for a reason

She refused to even answer

It was then I felt the stranger

Kick me right between the eyes

Well, we all fall in love

But we disregard the danger

Though we share so many secrets

There are some we never tell

Why were you so surprised

That you never saw the stranger

Did you ever let your lover see

The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again

Everyone goes south

Every now and then

You've done it why can't someone else?

You should know by now

You've been there yourself

You may never understand

How the stranger is inspired

But he isn't always evil

And he isn't always wrong

Though you drown in good intentions

You will never quench the fire

You'll give in to your desire

When the stranger comes along.

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Well we all have a face

That we hide away forever

And we take them out and show ourselves

When everyone has gone

Some are satin some are steel

Some are silk and some are leather

They're the faces of the stranger

But we love to try them on

Well, we all fall in love

But we disregard the danger

Though we share so many secrets

There are some we never tell

Why were you so surprised

That you never saw the stranger

Did you ever let your lover see

The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again

Everone goes south

Every now and then

You've done it, why can't someone else?

You should know by now

You've been there yourself

Once I used to believe

I was such a great romancer

Then I came home to a woman

That I could not recognize

When I pressed her for a reason

She refused to even answer

It was then I felt the stranger

Kick me right between the eyes

Well, we all fall in love

But we disregard the danger

Though we share so many secrets

There are some we never tell

Why were you so surprised

That you never saw the stranger

Did you ever let your lover see

The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again

Everyone goes south

Every now and then

You've done it why can't someone else?

You should know by now

You've been there yourself

You may never understand

How the stranger is inspired

But he isn't always evil

And he isn't always wrong

Though you drown in good intentions

You will never quench the fire

You'll give in to your desire

When the stranger comes along.

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Writer: BILLY JOEL
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Just The Way You Are

Don't go changing, to try and please me 
You never let me down before 
Don't imagine you're too familiar 
And I don't see you anymore 
 
I would not leave you in times of trouble 
We never could have come this far 
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times 
I'll take you just the way you are 
 
Don't go trying some new fashion 
Don't change the color of your hair 
You always have my unspoken passion 
Although I might not seem to care 
 
I don't want clever conversation 
I never want to work that hard 
I just want someone that I can talk to 
I want you just the way you are 
 
I need to know that you will always be 
The same old someone that I knew 
What will it take till you believe in me 
The way that I believe in you 
 
I said I love you and that's forever 
And this I promise from the heart 
I could not love you any better 
I love you just the way you are

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Don't go changing, to try and please me 
You never let me down before 
Don't imagine you're too familiar 
And I don't see you anymore 
 
I would not leave you in times of trouble 
We never could have come this far 
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times 
I'll take you just the way you are 
 
Don't go trying some new fashion 
Don't change the color of your hair 
You always have my unspoken passion 
Although I might not seem to care 
 
I don't want clever conversation 
I never want to work that hard 
I just want someone that I can talk to 
I want you just the way you are 
 
I need to know that you will always be 
The same old someone that I knew 
What will it take till you believe in me 
The way that I believe in you 
 
I said I love you and that's forever 
And this I promise from the heart 
I could not love you any better 
I love you just the way you are

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Writer: Billy Joel
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

A bottle of white, a bottle of red
Perhaps a bottle of rose instead
We'll get a table near the street
In our old familiar place
You and I, face to face

A bottle of red, a bottle of white
It all depends upon your appetite
I'll meet you any time you want
In our Italian Restaurant

Things are okay with me these days
Got a good job, got a good office
Got a new wife, got a new life
And the family's fine
We lost touch long ago
You lost weight I did not know
You could ever look so nice after
So much time

Do you remember those days hanging out
At the village green
Engineer boots, leather jackets
And tight blue jeans
Drop a dime in the box play the
Song about New Orleans
Cold beer, hot lights
My sweet romantic teenage nights

Brenda and Eddie were the
Popular steadys
And the king and the queen
Of the prom
Riding around with the car top
Down and the radio on
Nobody looked any finer
Or was more of a hit at the
Parkway Diner
We never knew we could want more
Than that out of life
Surely Brenda and Eddie would
Always know how to survive

Brenda and Eddie were still going
Steady in the summer of '75
When they decided the marriage would
Be at the end of July
Everyone said they were crazy
Brenda you know you're much too lazy
Eddie could never afford to live that
Kind of life
But there we were wavin' Brenda and
Eddie goodbye

They got an apartment with deep
Pile carpet
And a couple of paintings from Sears
A big waterbed that they bought
With the bread
They had saved for a couple
Of years
They started to fight when the
Money got tight
And they just didn't count on
The tears

They lived for a while in a
Very nice style
But it's always the same in the end
They got a divorce as a matter
Of course
And they parted the closest
Of friends
Then the king and the queen went
Back to the green
But you can never go back
There again

Brenda and Eddie had had it
Already by the summer of '75
From the high to the low to
The end of the show
For the rest of their lives
They couldn't go back to
The greasers
The best they could do was
Pick up the pieces
We always knew they would both
Find a way to get by
That's all I heard about
Brenda and Eddie
Can't tell you more than I
Told you already
And here we are wavin' Brenda
And Eddie goodbye

A bottle of red, a bottle of white
Whatever kind of mood you're in tonight
I'll meet you anytime you want
In our Italian Restaurant

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A bottle of white, a bottle of red
Perhaps a bottle of rose instead
We'll get a table near the street
In our old familiar place
You and I, face to face

A bottle of red, a bottle of white
It all depends upon your appetite
I'll meet you any time you want
In our Italian Restaurant

Things are okay with me these days
Got a good job, got a good office
Got a new wife, got a new life
And the family's fine
We lost touch long ago
You lost weight I did not know
You could ever look so nice after
So much time

Do you remember those days hanging out
At the village green
Engineer boots, leather jackets
And tight blue jeans
Drop a dime in the box play the
Song about New Orleans
Cold beer, hot lights
My sweet romantic teenage nights

Brenda and Eddie were the
Popular steadys
And the king and the queen
Of the prom
Riding around with the car top
Down and the radio on
Nobody looked any finer
Or was more of a hit at the
Parkway Diner
We never knew we could want more
Than that out of life
Surely Brenda and Eddie would
Always know how to survive

Brenda and Eddie were still going
Steady in the summer of '75
When they decided the marriage would
Be at the end of July
Everyone said they were crazy
Brenda you know you're much too lazy
Eddie could never afford to live that
Kind of life
But there we were wavin' Brenda and
Eddie goodbye

They got an apartment with deep
Pile carpet
And a couple of paintings from Sears
A big waterbed that they bought
With the bread
They had saved for a couple
Of years
They started to fight when the
Money got tight
And they just didn't count on
The tears

They lived for a while in a
Very nice style
But it's always the same in the end
They got a divorce as a matter
Of course
And they parted the closest
Of friends
Then the king and the queen went
Back to the green
But you can never go back
There again

Brenda and Eddie had had it
Already by the summer of '75
From the high to the low to
The end of the show
For the rest of their lives
They couldn't go back to
The greasers
The best they could do was
Pick up the pieces
We always knew they would both
Find a way to get by
That's all I heard about
Brenda and Eddie
Can't tell you more than I
Told you already
And here we are wavin' Brenda
And Eddie goodbye

A bottle of red, a bottle of white
Whatever kind of mood you're in tonight
I'll meet you anytime you want
In our Italian Restaurant

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Writer: Billy Joel
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Vienna

Slow down you crazy child

You're so ambitious for a juvenile

But then if you're so smart tell me why

You are still so afraid?

Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?

You better cool it off before you burn it out

You got so much to do and only

so many hours in a day

But you know that when the truth is told

That you can get what you want

Or you an just get old

You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through

When will you realize...Vienna waits for you

Slow down you're doing fine

You can't be everything you want to be

Before your time

Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight

Too bad but it's the life you lead

You're so ahead of yourself

That you forfeit what you need

Though you can see when you're wrong

But you know you can't always see when you're right

You got your passion you got your pride

BUt don't you know only fools are satisfied?

Dream on but don't imagine they'll al come true

When will you realize

Vienna waits for you

Slow down you crazy child

Take the phone off the hook

And disappeaar for a while

It's alright you can afford to lose a day or two

When will you realize...

Vienna waits for you.

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Slow down you crazy child

You're so ambitious for a juvenile

But then if you're so smart tell me why

You are still so afraid?

Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?

You better cool it off before you burn it out

You got so much to do and only

so many hours in a day

But you know that when the truth is told

That you can get what you want

Or you an just get old

You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through

When will you realize...Vienna waits for you

Slow down you're doing fine

You can't be everything you want to be

Before your time

Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight

Too bad but it's the life you lead

You're so ahead of yourself

That you forfeit what you need

Though you can see when you're wrong

But you know you can't always see when you're right

You got your passion you got your pride

BUt don't you know only fools are satisfied?

Dream on but don't imagine they'll al come true

When will you realize

Vienna waits for you

Slow down you crazy child

Take the phone off the hook

And disappeaar for a while

It's alright you can afford to lose a day or two

When will you realize...

Vienna waits for you.

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Writer: BILLY JOEL
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 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
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Shes Always A Woman

She can kill with a smile

She can wound with her eyes

She can ruin your faith with her casual lies

And she only reveals what she wants you to see

She hides like a child

But she's always a woman to me

She can lead you to live

She can take you or leave you

She can ask for the truth

But she'll never believe you

And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free

She steals like a thief

But she's always a woman to me

Oh, she takes care of herself

She can wait if she wants

She's ahead of her time

Oh, and she never gives out

And she never gives in

She just changes her mind

She will promise you more

Than the Garden of Eden

Then she'll carelessly cut you

And laugh while you're bleedin'

But she'll bring out the best

And the worst you can be

Blame it all on yourself

Cause she's always a woman to me

She is frequently kind

And she's suddenly cruel

She can do as she pleases

She's nobody's fool

But she can't be convicted

She's earned her degree

And the most she will do

Is throw shadows at you

But she's always a woman to me

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She can kill with a smile

She can wound with her eyes

She can ruin your faith with her casual lies

And she only reveals what she wants you to see

She hides like a child

But she's always a woman to me

She can lead you to live

She can take you or leave you

She can ask for the truth

But she'll never believe you

And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free

She steals like a thief

But she's always a woman to me

Oh, she takes care of herself

She can wait if she wants

She's ahead of her time

Oh, and she never gives out

And she never gives in

She just changes her mind

She will promise you more

Than the Garden of Eden

Then she'll carelessly cut you

And laugh while you're bleedin'

But she'll bring out the best

And the worst you can be

Blame it all on yourself

Cause she's always a woman to me

She is frequently kind

And she's suddenly cruel

She can do as she pleases

She's nobody's fool

But she can't be convicted

She's earned her degree

And the most she will do

Is throw shadows at you

But she's always a woman to me

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Writer: BILLY JOEL
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Get It Right The First Time

I don't believe in first impressions

For just this once I hope that looks don't deceive

I ain't got time for true confessions

I've got to make the move right now

Got to meet that girl somehow

I've gotta get it right the first time

That's the main thing

I can't afford to let it pass

You get it right the next time that's not the same thing

Gonna have to make the first time last.

I'm not much good at conversation

I never was too smooth at comin' on real strong

If all it takes is inspiration

Then I might have just what it takes

If I don't make no bad mistakes and I

I've gotta get it right the first time

That's the main thing

I can't afford to let it pass

You get it right the next time that's not the same thing

Gonna have to make the first time last.

I might find the courage

Yeah I might get up the nerve

But if my timing ain't just right what purpose would it serve?

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know how

To say those first few words

If I want to put myself in touch

The first few moments mean so much

So I suppose it's now or never

Before that woman walks right out of my life

Just let me pull myself together

I've got to give it one good try

Gotta take my chance tonight

I've gotta get it right the first time

That's the main thing

I can't afford to let it pass

You get it right the next time that's not the same thing

Gonna have to make the first time last.

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I don't believe in first impressions

For just this once I hope that looks don't deceive

I ain't got time for true confessions

I've got to make the move right now

Got to meet that girl somehow

I've gotta get it right the first time

That's the main thing

I can't afford to let it pass

You get it right the next time that's not the same thing

Gonna have to make the first time last.

I'm not much good at conversation

I never was too smooth at comin' on real strong

If all it takes is inspiration

Then I might have just what it takes

If I don't make no bad mistakes and I

I've gotta get it right the first time

That's the main thing

I can't afford to let it pass

You get it right the next time that's not the same thing

Gonna have to make the first time last.

I might find the courage

Yeah I might get up the nerve

But if my timing ain't just right what purpose would it serve?

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know how

To say those first few words

If I want to put myself in touch

The first few moments mean so much

So I suppose it's now or never

Before that woman walks right out of my life

Just let me pull myself together

I've got to give it one good try

Gotta take my chance tonight

I've gotta get it right the first time

That's the main thing

I can't afford to let it pass

You get it right the next time that's not the same thing

Gonna have to make the first time last.

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Everybody Has A Dream

While in these days of quiet desperation

As I wander through the world in which I live

I search everywhere for some new inspiration

But it's more than cold reality can give

If I need a cause for celebration

Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind

I rely on my imagination

And I dream of an imaginary time

I know that everybody has a dream

Everybody has a dream

And this is my dream, my own

Just to be at home

And to be all alone...with you

If I believe in all the words I'm saying

And if a word from you can bring a better day

Then all I have are these games that I've been playing

To keep my hope from crumbling away

So let me lie and let me go on sleeping

And I will lose myself in palaces of sand

And all the fantasies that I have been keeping

Will make the empty hours easier to stand

I know that everybody has a dream

Everybody has a dream

And this is my dream, my own

Just to be at home

And to be all alone...with you

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While in these days of quiet desperation

As I wander through the world in which I live

I search everywhere for some new inspiration

But it's more than cold reality can give

If I need a cause for celebration

Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind

I rely on my imagination

And I dream of an imaginary time

I know that everybody has a dream

Everybody has a dream

And this is my dream, my own

Just to be at home

And to be all alone...with you

If I believe in all the words I'm saying

And if a word from you can bring a better day

Then all I have are these games that I've been playing

To keep my hope from crumbling away

So let me lie and let me go on sleeping

And I will lose myself in palaces of sand

And all the fantasies that I have been keeping

Will make the empty hours easier to stand

I know that everybody has a dream

Everybody has a dream

And this is my dream, my own

Just to be at home

And to be all alone...with you

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The Stranger is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on September 29, 1977, by Columbia Records. It was the first of Joel's albums to be produced by Phil Ramone, with whom he would work for five subsequent albums.

Spending six weeks at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, The Stranger was Joel's critical and commercial breakthrough. Four singles were released in the US, all of which became Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Just the Way You Are" (No. 3), "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)", "She's Always a Woman" (both No. 17), and "Only the Good Die Young" (No. 24). Other songs, such as "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" and "Vienna", have become staples of his career and are frequently performed in his live shows. The album won two awards at the 21st Annual Grammy Awards in 1979: Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Just the Way You Are". It remains his best-selling non-compilation album to date and surpassed Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water (1970) to become Columbia's best-selling album release, with more than 10 million units sold worldwide. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album number 70 on its 2003 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", repositioned to number 169 in a 2020 revision. In 2008, The Stranger was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Many of the songs from the album went on to become staples in Joel's repertoire. Though never released as a single, "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is a staple of his live set, named by Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield as Joel's equivalent to Bruce Springsteen's "Jungleland". Joel stated in an interview that "I don't think I could do a show without performing that song." "Vienna" has also become a popular part of his live set; when Joel lets the audience choose between it and "Just the Way You Are", "Vienna" is most often the winning contender. The song was featured in an episode of the TV series Taxi, and was prominently showcased later on in the 2004 teenage comedy film 13 Going on 30. Joel has cited "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" and "Vienna" as his favorite and 5th-favorite songs that he has written, respectively.
-Wikipedia

Performed by: Billy Joel
Genre(s): Rock, soft rock, pop rock
Producer(s): Phil Ramone
Length: 42:34
Released: September 29th, 1977
Year: 1977

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