I've got bills to pay and children who need clothes. I know… - Billy Joel

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I've got bills to pay and children who need clothes.
I know there's fish out there but where God only knows.
They say these waters aren't what they used to be.
But I've got people back on land who count on me.

Billy Joel

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William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949, in the Bronx, New York) is a pianist, singer and songwriter. A six-time Grammy award winner, he is one of the best selling artists in music history.

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Birth Name: William Martin Joel

Alternative Names: William Martin "Billy" Joel • BJ • William M. Joel • The Piano Man

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It's nine o' clock on a Saturday
Regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin.

She comes to me when I'm feelin' down
Inspires me without a sound
She touches me and I get turned around.

You know those lights were bright on Broadway
That was so many years ago
Before we all lived here in Florida
Before the Mafia took over Mexico.
There are not many who remember
They say a handful still survive
To tell the world about
The way the lights went out
And keep the memory alive.

I've got bills to pay and children who need clothes. I know there's fish out there but where God only knows. They say these waters aren't what they u… - Billy Joel

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