Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith lyrics

If it seems like I've been
Lost in "let's remember"
If you think I'm feelin' older
And missin' my younger days, oh oh
Then you should have known me much better
'Cause my past is somethin' that
Never got in my way, oh no

Still I would not be here now
If I never had the hunger
And I'm not ashamed to say the
Wild boys were my friends, oh
'Cause I never felt the desire
'Til their music set me on fire

And then I was saved, yeah
That's why I'm keepin' the faith
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah keepin' the faith

We wore matador boots
Only Flagg Brothers had 'em with a Cuban heel
Iridescent socks with the same color shirt
And a tight pair of chinos
Oh, I put on my shark skin jacket
You know the kind with the velvet collar
And ditty-bop shades, oh yeah

I took a fresh pack of Luckies
And a mint called Sen-Sen
My old man's Trojans and
His Old Spice aftershave, oh
Combed my hair in a pompadour like
The rest of the Romeos wore
A permanent wave, yeah

We were keepin' the faith
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah keepin' the faith

You can get just so much from the good thing
You can linger too long in your dreams
Say goodbye to the oldies but goodies
'Cause the good ol' days weren't always good
And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems

Learned stickball as a formal education
Lost a lot of fights but it
Taught me how to lose okay, oh
I heard about sex but not enough
I found you could dance and
Still look tough anyway oh yes I did

I found out a man ain't just bein' macho
Ate an awful lot of late night drive-in food
Drank a lot of take home pay
I thought I was the Duke of Earl
When I made it with a red
Haired girl in a Chevrolet oh, yeah

We were keepin' the faith
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah keepin' the faith

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You know the good ol'
Days weren't always good
And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems

I told you my reasons for the whole revival
Now I'm goin' outside to have an
Ice cold beer in the shade, oh
I'm going to listen to my 45's
Ain't it wonderful to be alive when
The rock 'n' roll plays, yeah
When the memory stays, yeah

I'm keepin' the faith yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Keepin' the faith

I'm keepin' the faith, yes I am
You know I'm keepin' the faith, oh yes I am
You know I'm keepin' the faith
Oh you know I will
I'm keepin' the faith, oh yeah!
Ooh I'm keepin' the faith, oh yeah