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Billy Joel Close To The Borderline Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7/10 [3 votes]Album: Glass Houses / Original Release Date: 1980-03-12Genre: RockSong Duration: 3 min 46 sec
Close To The Borderline
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
BILLY JOEL
- Close To The Borderline LyricsBlackout, heatwave, .44 caliber homicide
The buns drop dead and dogs go mad
In packs on the West Side
Young girl standing on a ledge looks like another suicide
She wants to hit those bricks
'Cause the news at six gotta stick to a deadline
While the millionaires hide in Beekman Place
The bag ladies throw their bones in my face
I get attacked by a kid with stereo sound
I don't want to hear it but he won't turn it down
Life is tough but it's just enough
To hold back the tears until it's closing time
I survived, I'm still alive
But I'm getting close to the borderline
Close to the borderline
A buck three eighty
Won't buy you much lately on the street these days
And when you can get gas
You know you can't drive fast anymore on the parkways
Rich man, poor man, either way American
Shoved into the lost and found
The no nuke yell we're gonna all go to hell
With the next big meltdown
I got remote control and a color T.V.
I don't change channels so they must change me
I got real close friends that will get me high
THey don't know hot to talk and they ain't gonna try
I shouldn't bitch, I shouldn't cry
I'd start a revolution but I don't have time
I don't know why I'm still a nice guy
But I'm getting close to the borderline
Close to the borderline
I thought I'd sacrifice so many things
I thought I'd throw them all away
I didn't think I needed anything
But you can't afford to squander what you're not prepared to pay
I need a doctor for my pressure pills
I need a lawyer for my medical bills
I need a banker to finance my home
I need security to back my loan
It isn't new what I'm going through
But everybody knows you got to break sometime
Another night I fought the good fight
But I'm getting closer to the borderline
Closer to the borderline.
The buns drop dead and dogs go mad
In packs on the West Side
Young girl standing on a ledge looks like another suicide
She wants to hit those bricks
'Cause the news at six gotta stick to a deadline
While the millionaires hide in Beekman Place
The bag ladies throw their bones in my face
I get attacked by a kid with stereo sound
I don't want to hear it but he won't turn it down
Life is tough but it's just enough
To hold back the tears until it's closing time
I survived, I'm still alive
But I'm getting close to the borderline
Close to the borderline
A buck three eighty
Won't buy you much lately on the street these days
And when you can get gas
You know you can't drive fast anymore on the parkways
Rich man, poor man, either way American
Shoved into the lost and found
The no nuke yell we're gonna all go to hell
With the next big meltdown
I don't change channels so they must change me
I got real close friends that will get me high
THey don't know hot to talk and they ain't gonna try
I shouldn't bitch, I shouldn't cry
I'd start a revolution but I don't have time
I don't know why I'm still a nice guy
But I'm getting close to the borderline
Close to the borderline
I thought I'd sacrifice so many things
I thought I'd throw them all away
I didn't think I needed anything
But you can't afford to squander what you're not prepared to pay
I need a doctor for my pressure pills
I need a lawyer for my medical bills
I need a banker to finance my home
I need security to back my loan
It isn't new what I'm going through
But everybody knows you got to break sometime
Another night I fought the good fight
But I'm getting closer to the borderline
Closer to the borderline.
Facts about Close To The Borderline
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Close To The Borderline is written and performed by Billy Joel.
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It is first released on March 12, 1980 as part of Billy Joel's album "Glass Houses" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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When we look deeper into its meaning, 'Close to the Borderline', by Billy Joel, the song, shows a wild and difficult city life where the narrator is overwhelmed by the societal and personal struggles going on around him. The lyrics convey the feeling of being at the edge of going mad due to life's pressures, the lack of money, and the sense of being stuck in the bad luck cycle symbolized by the 'borderline'. Close to the borderline lyrics give the most attention to social commentary, angst, despair, reflection, and anger. Meanwhile, the song points to the role of struggle and survival, social inequality, and mental health and pressure. The lyrics are loaded with mature themes such as violence, suicide, and drug references which might not be appropriate for kids under 13. The picture of social problems and individual hardships speaks to a certain depth that is, therefore, the reason for the mention of parental control.
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Close To The Borderline falls under the genre Rock.
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Close To The Borderline song length is 3 minutes and 46 seconds.
Who wrote Close To The Borderline lyrics?
Close To The Borderline is written and performed by Billy Joel.
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When was Close To The Borderline released?
It is first released on March 12, 1980 as part of Billy Joel's album "Glass Houses" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Close To The Borderline lyrics?
When we look deeper into its meaning, 'Close to the Borderline', by Billy Joel, the song, shows a wild and difficult city life where the narrator is overwhelmed by the societal and personal struggles going on around him. The lyrics convey the feeling of being at the edge of going mad due to life's pressures, the lack of money, and the sense of being stuck in the bad luck cycle symbolized by the 'borderline'. Close to the borderline lyrics give the most attention to social commentary, angst, despair, reflection, and anger. Meanwhile, the song points to the role of struggle and survival, social inequality, and mental health and pressure. The lyrics are loaded with mature themes such as violence, suicide, and drug references which might not be appropriate for kids under 13. The picture of social problems and individual hardships speaks to a certain depth that is, therefore, the reason for the mention of parental control.
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Which genre is Close To The Borderline?
Close To The Borderline falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Close To The Borderline?
Close To The Borderline song length is 3 minutes and 46 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Billy Joel
Record Label(s): 1980 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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