Uploaded March 2011 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
FREE MP3: goldinsounds.bandcamp.com/track/prelude-angry-young-man-billy-joel
Just a rockin' cover of one of my favorite songs of all time. I had a lot of fun with this one. Use headphones or a good set of speakers!
LYRICS
[ PRELUDE ]
There's a place in the world for the angry young man
With his working class ties and his radical plans
He refuses to bend, he refuses to crawl,
And he's always at home with his back to the wall.
And he's proud of his scars and the battles he's lost,
And he struggles and bleeds as he hangs on his cross
And he likes to be known as the angry young man.
Give a moment or two to the angry young man,
With his foot in his mouth and his heart in his hand.
He's been stabbed in the back, he's been misunderstood,
It's a comfort to know his intentions are good.
And he sits in a room with a lock on the door,
With his maps and his medals laid out on the floor,
And he likes to be known as the angry young man.
I believe I've passed the age of consciousness & righteous rage
I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
I once believed in causes too, I had my pointless point of view,
And life went on no matter who was wrong or right, ohhhhh
And there's always a place for the angry young man,
With his fist in the air and his head in the sand.
And he's never been able to learn from mistakes,
So he can't understand why his heart always breaks.
And his honor is pure and his courage as well,
And he's fair and he's true and he's boring as hell!
And he'll go to the grave as an angry old man.
[ KICKASS GUITAR SOLO ]
And there's always a place for the angry young man
With his working class ties and his radical plans
He refuses to bend, he refuses to crawl,
He's always at home with his back to the wall.
And he's proud of his scars and the battles he's lost,
He struggles and bleeds 'til he hangs on his cross
And he likes to be known as the angry young man.
Original composition by Billy Joel, from his 1976 album "Turnstiles"
You can purchase the song or the album on iTunes here: http://dft.ba/-1hGc
Recorded and produced by Andrew Goldin
FREE MP3: goldinsounds.bandcamp.com/track/prelude-angry-young-man-billy-joel
Just a rockin' cover of one of my favorite songs of all time. I had a lot of fun with this one. Use headphones or a good set of speakers!
LYRICS
[ PRELUDE ]
There's a place in the world for the angry young man
With his working class ties and his radical plans
He refuses to bend, he refuses to crawl,
And he's always at home with his back to the wall.
And he's proud of his scars and the battles he's lost,
And he struggles and bleeds as he hangs on his cross
And he likes to be known as the angry young man.
Give a moment or two to the angry young man,
With his foot in his mouth and his heart in his hand.
He's been stabbed in the back, he's been misunderstood,
It's a comfort to know his intentions are good.
And he sits in a room with a lock on the door,
With his maps and his medals laid out on the floor,
And he likes to be known as the angry young man.
I believe I've passed the age of consciousness & righteous rage
I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
I once believed in causes too, I had my pointless point of view,
And life went on no matter who was wrong or right, ohhhhh
And there's always a place for the angry young man,
With his fist in the air and his head in the sand.
And he's never been able to learn from mistakes,
So he can't understand why his heart always breaks.
And his honor is pure and his courage as well,
And he's fair and he's true and he's boring as hell!
And he'll go to the grave as an angry old man.
[ KICKASS GUITAR SOLO ]
And there's always a place for the angry young man
With his working class ties and his radical plans
He refuses to bend, he refuses to crawl,
He's always at home with his back to the wall.
And he's proud of his scars and the battles he's lost,
He struggles and bleeds 'til he hangs on his cross
And he likes to be known as the angry young man.
Original composition by Billy Joel, from his 1976 album "Turnstiles"
You can purchase the song or the album on iTunes here: http://dft.ba/-1hGc
Recorded and produced by Andrew Goldin
