Billy Joel: Keeping the faith

If it seems like I've been lostIn let's rememberIf you think I'm feeling olderAnd missing my younger daysOh, then you should have knownMe much betterCause my past is something that neverGot in my wayOh noStill I would not be here nowIf I never had the hungerAnd I'm not ashamed to sayThe wild boys were my friendsOhCause I never felt the desire'Til their music set me on fireAnd then I was saved, yeahThat's why I'm keeping the faithYeah, yeah, yeah, yeahKeeping the faithWe wore matador bootsOnly Flagg Brothers had them with the Cuban heelIridescent socks with the same color shirtAnd a tight pair of chinosOhI put on my shark skin jacketYou know the kind with the velvet collarAnd ditty-bop shadesOh yeahI took a fresh pack of LuckiesAnd a mint called Sen-SenMy old man's TrojansAnd his Old Spice after shaveOhCombed my hair in a pompadourLike the rest of the Romeos woreA permanent waveYeahWe were keeping the faithYeah, yeah, yeah, yeahKeeping the faithYou can get just so muchFrom a good thingYou can linger too longIn your dreamsSay goodbye to theOldies but goodiesCause the good ole days weren'tAlways goodAnd tomorrow ain't as bad as it seemsLearned stickball as a formal eudcationLost a lot of fightsBut it taught me how to lose O.K.OhI heard about sexBut not enoughI found you could danceAnd still look tough anywayOh yes I didI found out a man ain't just being machoAte an awful lot of late night drive-in foodDrank a lot of take-home payI thought I was the Duke of EarlWhen I made it with a red-haired girlIn the ChevroletOh yeahWe were keeping the faithYeah, yeah, yeah, yeahKeeping the faithYou know the good ole days weren'tAlways goodAnd tomorrow ain't as bad as it seemsNow I told you my reasonsFor the whole revivalNow I'm going outside to haveAn ice cold beer in the shadeOhI'm going to listen to my 45'sAin't it wonderful to be aliveWhen the rock 'n' roll playsYeahWhen the memory staysYeahI'm keeping the faithYeah, yeah, yeah, yeahKeeping the faithI'm keeping the faithYes I am