“ 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… Billy Joel
“ She always says I'm the best friend that she's ever had... how do you hang up on someone who needs you that bad? ~From 'Laura' on The Nylon Curtain Billy Joel
“ And it was darkSo dark at nightAnd we held on to each otherLike brother to brotherWe promised our mothers we'd writeAnd we would all go down together Billy Joel
“ I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary. Billy Joel
“ The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent. Billy Joel
“ Home can be the Pennsylvania TurnpikeIndiana's early morning dewHigh up in the hills of CaliforniaHome is just another word for you Billy Joel
“ In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job. Billy Joel
“ So I would choose to be with you,That's if the choice were mine to make,But you can make decisions too,And you can have this heart to break Billy Joel
“ In every heart there is a room,A sanctuary safe and strong,To heal the wounds from lovers past,Until a new one comes along Billy Joel
“ We didn't start the fireIt was always burningSince the world's been turningWe didn't start the fireNo we didn't light itBut we tried to fight it Billy Joel
“ For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift. Billy Joel
