Billy Joel: Timing

“every time I've held a rose,
It seems I only felt the thorns”

Billy Joel

Time

“Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to dream.
And dream how wonderful your life will be.
Someday your child may cry
And if you sing this lullabye
Then in your heart
There will always be a part of me.

Someday we'll all be gone.
But lullabyes go on and on…
They never die.
That's how you
And I
Will be.”

Billy Joel

Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel).
Song lyrics, River of Dreams (1993)

Life , Dreams , Angels , Singing

“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.”

Billy Joel

The Longest Time.
Song lyrics, An Innocent Man (1983)

Music , Time

“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.”

Billy Joel

She's Always a Woman.
Song lyrics, The Stranger (1977)

Change , Time , Waiting

“Hiding up in the mountains
Laying low in the canyons
Goin' nowhere in the streets
With the Spanish names
Makin' love with the natives
In their Hollywood places
Making up for all the time gone by
Los Angelenos
All came from somewhere.”

Billy Joel

Los Angelenos.
Song lyrics, Streetlife Serenade (1974)

Love , Mountain , Time

“So before we end and then begin
We'll drink a toast to how it's been
A few more hours to be complete
A few more nights on satin sheets
A few more times that I can say
I've loved these days.”

Billy Joel

I've Loved These Days.
Song lyrics, Turnstiles (1976)

Love , Drink , Time , Night

“Goodnight, my angel
Time to close your eyes.
And save these questions for another day.
I think I know what you've been asking me.
I think you know what I've been trying to say.
I promised I would never leave you.
And you should always know
Wherever you may go
No matter where you are
I never will be far away.”

Billy Joel

Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel).
Song lyrics, River of Dreams (1993)

Angels , Question , Thinking , Time

“This is the time to remember
'Cause it will not last forever.
These are the days to hold on to
'Cause we won't, although we'll want to.
This is the time,
But time is gonna change.
You've given me the best of you
But now I need the rest of you.”

Billy Joel

This Is the Time.
Song lyrics, The Bridge (1986)

Change , Time

“From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia
Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand
And his daring life of crime made him a legend in his time
East and west of the Rio Grande.
Well, he started with a bank in Colorado
In the pocket of his vest a Colt he hid.
And his age and his size took the teller by surprise,
And the word spread of Billy the Kid.”

Billy Joel

The Ballad of Billy the Kid.
Song lyrics, Piano Man (1973)

Life , Age , Boy , Time

“It seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about
If that's movin' up then I'm movin' out.”

Billy Joel

Movin' Out (Anthony's Song).
Song lyrics, The Stranger (1977)

Time

“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.”

Billy Joel

My Life.
Song lyrics, 52nd Street (1978)

Chance , Time

“So many faces in and out of my life
Some will last
Some will be just now and then.
Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes
I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again.
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Say goodbye my baby
Say goodbye to Hollywood
Say goodbye my baby.”

Billy Joel

Say Goodbye to Hollywood.
Song lyrics, Turnstiles (1976)

Life , Time , Baby

“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 and leave me alone.”

Billy Joel

My Life.
Song lyrics, 52nd Street (1978)

Life , Home , Time

“These days there's a million ways
To be pulled and torn, to be misdirected.
These times there are sins and crimes
On the morning shows for the disconnected.
I look and I write my book
And I walk away with the wrong impressions.
I don't care 'cause I've done my share. And I need some time for my own obsessions
It doesn't matter, I've let that life go by.
It's been forgotten 'cause all I wanted was you.”

Billy Joel

Blonde Over Blue.
Song lyrics, River of Dreams (1993)

Life , Books , Way , Time

“And every time I've held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns.
And so it goes, and so it goes.
And so will you soon I suppose.”

Billy Joel

And So It Goes.
Song lyrics, Storm Front (1989)

Time

“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.”

Billy Joel

New York State of Mind.
Song lyrics, Turnstiles (1976)

Time

“You're having a hard time and lately you don't feel so good;
You're getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood.
It's alright, it's alright;
Sometimes that's what it takes.
You're only human, you're allowed to make your share of mistakes.”

Billy Joel

You're Only Human (Second Wind).
Song lyrics, Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II (1985)

Feeling , Time

“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.”

Billy Joel

The Longest Time.
Song lyrics, An Innocent Man (1983)

Fools , Thinking , Time