Written by Billy Joel
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She said she'd meet me in the bar at the Plaza Hotel
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"Wear a jacket and a tie"
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"What's the oc-ca-sion?" She just smiled
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And she wouldn't say why
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So here I am standing, waiting in the lob-by sweating
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Bullets in this stupid old suit
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And when she sees me she busts out laughing, "You're a
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Sad sight honey, but you look so cute and
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I don't want to be a-lone anymore, I was
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Checking you out, I was just making sure
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No, I don't want to be a-lone anymore, and I
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Want you tonight, although you hurt me before."
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It didn't matter that I felt like a fool, cause I for-
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got when she walked through the door
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I said I'm sorry, but she said it was cool, and I don't
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Want to be alone anymore 
Interlude
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Verse
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It's so con-fusing choosing sides in the heat of the mo-
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ment just to see if it's real
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It's so e-ro-tic having
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You tell me how it should feel But I'm avoiding all the
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Hard cold facts that I've got to face, so ask me
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Just one question when this magic night is through
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Could it have been just any-one or did it have to be you
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And will you still be saying
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I don't want to be a-lone anymore, I was
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Checking you out, I was just making sure
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No, I don't want to be a-lone anymore, and I
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Want you tonight, although you hurt me before
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It didn't matter that I felt like a fool, cause I for-
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got when she walked through the door
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I said I'm sorry, but she said it was cool, and I don't
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Want to be alone anymore
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But, don't you know that it's
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Wrong, it's wrong, it's wrong But like the song, being
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Caught by the wink of an eye
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I can't be sure we'll get a-long
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But I'm wil-ling to try
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As long as you can tell me
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I don't want to be a-lone anymore, I was
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Checking you out, I was just making sure
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No, I don't want to be a-lone anymore, and I
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Want you tonight, although you hurt me before
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It didn't matter that I felt like a fool, cause I for-
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got when she walked through the door
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I said I'm sorry, but she said it was cool, and I don't
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Want to be alone anymore.
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