Song: Keeping The Faith ~~ 1983 ~~ 4:41
Artist: Billy Joel
LP/CD: An Innocent Man ~~ Columbia ~~ 1983
Composer: Billy Joel

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, then you should have 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 wild boys were my friends
Oh, ‘cause I never felt the desire
Till their music set me on fire

Then I was saved, yeah
That’s why I’m keepin’ the faith
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Keepin’ the faith

Wore matador boots, only Flagg Brothers had them with the 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 Lucky’s and a mint called Sen-Sen
My old man’s Trojans and his Old Spice after shave
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 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

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 the Chevrolet, oh, yeah
We were keepin’ the faith
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Keepin’ the faith

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Oh...oh...ho...oh...oh...ho...oh...oh...ho...
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You know the good old 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 gonna 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, mmm
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, yeah
I’m keepin’ the faith
Oh, yeah
Ooh, keepin’ the faith
Oh, yes, I am

Transcribed by: Char Star
Uploaded on: September 20, 2003