Billy Joel - Keeping The Face lyrics

If it seems like I've been lostIn let's rememberIf you think I'm feeling older

And missing my younger daysOh, then you should have knownMe much better

Cause my past is something that neverGot in my wayOh no

Still I would not be here nowIf I never had the hungerAnd I'm not ashamed to say

The wild boys were my friendsOhCause I never felt the desire

'Til their music set me on fireAnd then I was saved, yeah

That's why I'm keeping the faithYeah, yeah, yeah, yeahKeeping the faith

We wore matador bootsOnly Flagg Brothers had them with the Cuban heel

Iridescent socks with the same color shirtAnd a tight pair of chinosOh

I put on my shark skin jacketYou know the kind with the velvet collar

And ditty-bop shadesOh yeahI took a fresh pack of Luckies

And a mint called Sen-SenMy old man's TrojansAnd his Old Spice after shaveOh

Combed my hair in a pompadourLike the rest of the Romeos woreA permanent wave

YeahWe were keeping the faithYeah, yeah, yeah, yeahKeeping the faith

You can get just so muchFrom a good thingYou can linger too longIn your dreams

Say goodbye to theOldies but goodiesCause the good ole days weren'tAlways good

And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seemsLearned stickball as a formal education

Lost a lot of fightsBut it taught me how to lose O.K.OhI heard about sex

But not enoughI found you could danceAnd still look tough anywayOh yes I did

I found out a man ain't just being macho

Ate an awful lot of late night drive-in foodDrank a lot of take-home pay

I thought I was the Duke of EarlWhen I made it with a red-haired girl

In the ChevroletOh yeahWe were keeping the faithYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Keeping the faithYou know the good ole days weren'tAlways good

And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seemsNow I told you my reasons

For the whole revivalNow I'm going outside to haveAn ice cold beer in the shade

OhI'm going to listen to my 45'sAin't it wonderful to be alive

When the rock 'n' roll playsYeahWhen the memory staysYeahI'm keeping the faith

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahKeeping the faithI'm keeping the faithYes I am