Billy Joel Introduction Lyrics

[Spoken]
When I was young, I worked on an oyster boat
I used to look up at this mansion on the hill
Wonder what would it be like to live in a house like that
I used to think, "They're rich bastards, they never had to work a day in their life"
Well, I own that house now
It's not finished yet
But neither am I

[Spoken]
The most original thing I've ever done in my life is screw up But that's not necessarily a bad thing
I once asked a truly great chef how he got to be so good
He said, "It's all in the recovery, how you correct your mistakes"
I think there's a lot of hard-won wisdom that comes with that
[Spoken]
Everything I've done and everything I've lived through
Has somehow found its way into my music