Текст песни Keeping the Faith - 12 Gardens Live - Billy Joel

If it seems like I've been lost in "Let's remember"
And if you think I'm feeling older and missing my younger days
Then you shoulda known me much better
Cause my past is something 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 white boys were my friends
Oh
Cause I never felt the desire
'Till that music set me on fire
Then I was saved
Oh yeah
That's why I'm keeping the faith
Yeah yeah yeah yeah keeping the faith
It don't matter dog boots only had with a Cuban heel
Irradecent socks with the same color shirt and a tight pair of chinos, oh
Put on my shark skin jacket
You know the kind with the velvet collar and did 'em up shades
Oh yeah
I took a fresh pack of lucky's and a mint car scent and
My old man's trojans and his old spice after shave
I combed my hair in a pompedo
Like the rest of the romeo's wore in a permanent way
Oh yeah
We was keeping the faith
Yeah yeah yeah yeah keeping the faith
You can get just so much from a good thing
You can linger too long in your dreams
Say goodbye to the oldies but goodies
'Cause the good old days weren't always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems
I learned stickball as a formal education
I lost a lot of fights but it taught me how to lose okay
Heard about sex but not enough
I found out you could dance but still look tough anyway
Oh yes I did
I found out a man ain't just being macho
I had a lot of late night drive in food, drank a lot of take home 'payne
I thought I was the Duke of Earl
When I made it with a red head girl in the Cheverolet
Oh yeah!
We was keeping the faith
Yeah yeah yeah yeah keeping the faith
You know the good old days weren't always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems
Told you my reasons for the whole revival
And I'm going outside to have an ice cold beer in the shade
I'm gonna listen to my 45's
Ain't it wonderful to be alive when the rock and roll plays?
Oh yeah
Where the memories stays?
Oh yeah
I'm keeping the faith
Yeah yeah yeah yeah keeping the faith
I'm keeping the faith
Oh yes I am
Keeping the faith
Oh yeah
I'll be keeping the faith
Keeping the faith!
Oh yeah!
Keeping the faith!
Gotta have faith, faith
Gotta have faith, faith