![]() ![]() See more ideas about inspirational quotes, words, me quotes. ![]() ![]() “We were walking in the city and I remember seeing an old lady sweeping the street and I said, ‘Dad it’s kind of sad that that poor old woman has to do that kind of work.’ He said, ‘No, she has a job, she feels useful, she has a place in our society,’” Joel recalls. Explore alice with an es board 'When will you realize, Vienna waits for you' on Pinterest. Why are you still so afraid Wheres the fire, whats the hurry about. Soon after, during a walk around the city with him, Joel was struck with the inspiration for his song of the same name. Upon hearing this news, Joel went to visit his estranged father in Vienna. We tend to put older people away, and its all about young people. When I did my first tour of Europe, I was in my early 20s, and I was looking for him… I got word that my father was working in an office in Vienna, Austria. The lyrics, slow down you crazy child in other words, you have a whole life. “He went back to Europe and I pretty much never heard from the guy again,” Joel said in a 2008 interview. When Joel was a child, his father and mother split with Helmut, returning to Europe-Vienna, Austria to be specific. And then it dawned on me- it was so similar to the story of Martha and Jesus. Slow down youre doing fine You cant be everything you want to be before your time Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight (tonight) Too bad, but its the life you lead You're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need Though you can see when youre wrong You know you can't always see when youre right (you're right) You g. In this song, Joel’s perspective on getting older almost entirely stems from hearing his father’s take on aging. His father, born Helmut Joel in Germany (he later adopted the name Howard), was a pianist and businessman who felt out of place in the United States. Verse 1 Slow down, you crazy child You're so ambitious for a juvenile But then if you're so smart Tell me why are you still so afraid, hmm Where's the fire, what's the hurry about. All of its adventures, its hilltops, all its majesty. ![]()
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