Billy Joel

Uptown girl She’s been living in her uptown world I bet she’s never had a backstreet guy I bet her momma never told her why I’m gonna try for an Uptown girl (uptown girl) She’s been living in her white bread world (white bread world) As long as anyone with hot blood can (hot blood…

Some people stay far away from the door If there’s a chance of it opening up They hear a voice in the hall outside And hope that it just passes by Some people live with the fear of a touch And the anger of having being a fool They will not listen to anyone So…

Whoa, oh, oh, oh (for the longest) For the longest time Whoa, oh, oh (for the longest) 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…

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…

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…

It’s nine o’clock on a saturday The regular crowd shuffles in There’s an old man sitting next to me Making 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…

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…

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…

Got a call from an old friend We 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 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…