… And there’s always a place for the angry young man
With his fist in the air and his head in the sand
And he’s never been able to learn from mistakes
So he can’t understand why his heart always breaks
But his honor is pure and his courage as well
And he’s fair and he’s true and he’s boring as hell
And he’ll go to the grave as an angry old man
Sounds a lot like those Pali Protestors.
Hell,... sounds a whole lot like me at 20... I always wondered if he was inspired by the play ‘Look Back in Anger’ when he wrote that.
Or, “you oughta know by now” traded in your chevy for a cadlliac—ack,ack,ack,ack... if that’s what’s it’s all about then I’m movin’ out.
Billy Joel was once an opening act for Leo Kottke.. seriously. He has written some pretty effective songs, that sold. Living in FL got outta New Yawk, no thanks to the criminals running the place. Escaped.