Who's gonna love you when your looks are gone?

I see a correlation between short stories and songs, because of their length and for what they're meant to evoke. Combine certain words with melodies and it all becomes very moving.

Artie travels all the time. The rehearsals were just miserable. Artie and I fought all the time. He didn't want to do the show with my band; he just wanted me on acoustic guitar.

If you'll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.

When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.