--- title: "3 Bad time Quotes By Billy Joel" description: "3 Bad time quotes by Billy Joel. Plus more from Billy Joel and more Bad time sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/billy-joel-1000_bad-time_don-t-go-changing-to-try-and-please-me-y_983531.jpg" --- > [Don't go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/don-t-go-changing-to-try-and-please-me-you-never-let-me-down-before/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/billy-joel-1000_bad-time_don-t-go-changing-to-try-and-please-me-y_983531.jpg) > [Don't go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/don-t-go-changing-to-try-and-please-me-you-never-let-me-down-before-3/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/billy-joel-1000_bad-time_don-t-go-changing-to-try-and-please-me-y_2132001.png) > [I would not leave you in your times of trouble. We never could have come this far. I took the good times,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-would-not-leave-you-in-your-times-of-trouble-we-never-could-have/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/billy-joel-1000_bad-time_i-would-not-leave-you-in-your-times-of-t_2334616.png) ## Other authors on Bad time ## More by Billy Joel > [Everybody is different. Some writers can write reams of great books and then J. D. Salinger wrote just a few. Beethoven wrote nine symphonies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/everybody-is-different-some-writers-can-write-reams-of-great-books/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [Only the good die young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/only-the-good-die-young/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/in-a-way-we-are-magicians-we-are-alchemists-sorcerers-and-wizards-we/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-don-t-want-some-pretty-face-to-tell-me-pretty-lies-all-i-want-is/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [I've always said about 50% of what happens at a concert has to do with the audience. If you play for a dead audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-ve-always-said-about-50-of-what-happens-at-a-concert-has-to-do-with/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [She's the quiet type who's into heavy metal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/she-s-the-quiet-type-who-s-into-heavy-metal/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [Rock and roll just used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/rock-and-roll-just-used-to-be-for-kicks-now-a-days-it-s-politics/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/don-t-make-music-for-some-vast-unseen-audience-or-market-or-ratings/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [Usually when I'm writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/usually-when-i-m-writing-i-try-to-write-fairly-quickly-if-a-song-sits/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/my-daughter-sent-me-on-a-mission-to-get-as-many-autographs-as-possible/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [ I was listening to stuff and I realized that I've had a lot of different lives. You know the theory \[that says\] every seven… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-was-listening-to-stuff-and-i-realized-that-i-ve-had-a-lot-of/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [If you said good-bye to me tonight, There would still be music left to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-you-said-good-bye-to-me-tonight-there-would-still-be-music-left-to/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-i-need-a-cause-for-celebration-or-a-comfort-i-can-use-to-ease-my/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [I'm carrying the weight of all the useless junk and modern man accumulates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-m-carrying-the-weight-of-all-the-useless-junk-and-modern-man/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) > [What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/what-will-it-take-for-you-to-believe-in-me-the-way-that-i-believe-in/) [Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-time/billy-joel/#itemlist", "name": "3 Bad time Quotes By Billy Joel", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't see you anymore I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble We never could have come this far I took the good times, I'll take the bad times I'll take you just the way you are.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Billy Joel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/don-t-go-changing-to-try-and-please-me-you-never-let-me-down-before/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/billy-joel-1000_bad-time_don-t-go-changing-to-try-and-please-me-y_983531.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/billy-joel-1000_bad-time_don-t-go-changing-to-try-and-please-me-y_983531.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/billy-joel-1000_bad-time_don-t-go-changing-to-try-and-please-me-y_983531.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Don't go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I…” — Billy Joel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble We never could have come this far I took the good times, I'll take the bad times I'll take you just the way you are Don't go trying some new fashion Don't change the color of your hair. . . . 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