it's still billy joel to me

what's the matter with the songs he's singin'

can't you tell that they're pretty lame

after listenin' to a couple albums

well

they all start to sound the same

so he tried to change his musical style

he tossed all his ballads in the circular file

then he found the punk sound

breakin' ground all around

it's still billy joel to me

what's the matter with the tune he's writin'

well

you know it's gonna be a smash

it's so nice when you're a big name artist

doesn't matter if it sounds like trash

now everybody thinks the new wave is super

just ask linda ronstadt or even alice cooper

it's a big hit

isn't it

even if it's a piece of junk

it's still billy joel to me

woah

it doesn't matter what the critics say about him

'cause he doesn't worry how they feel

when you're record's sellin' millions and it's goin' triple platinum

you don't worry 'bout your next meal

'cause money is no big deal

maybe he should dye his hair bright pink

and stick a safety pin through his cheeks

then he'd really fit the new wave image

but he couldn't sit down for weeks

don't you know about the record business

honey

you gotta be trendy if you wanna make some money

now everybody's sayin' that he sure sounds funny

but it's still billy joel to me

all right

alfred

oh

i can hardly wait 'til his next album

well

i'll bet it's gonna be the rage

buy a ticket to his next big concert

well

i wonder what he'll do on stage

it might be disco and it might be the blues

or maybe even somethin' like the b-52's

just a handclap

finger snap

even if it's mindless pap

it's still billy joel to me

everybody's sayin' that he sure sounds funny

but it's still billy joel to me