Pressure - Billy Joel: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Pressure

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Pressure was released on September 23, 1982 by Columbia as a part of the album The Nylon Curtain

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Billy Joel

Vocals

Liberty De Vitto

Liberty De Vitto

Drums

Doug Stegmeyer

Bass Guitar

Russell Javors

Rhythm Guitar

David Brown

Lead Electric Guitar

David Nadien

First Violin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Billy Joel

Songwriter

Dave Grusin

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Phil Ramone

Producer

Jim Boyer

Mixing Engineer

Andy Hoffman

Assistant Engineer

Bradshaw Leigh

Additional Engineer

Larry Franke

Assistant Engineer

Michael Christopher

Michael Christopher

Assistant Engineer

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

You have to learn to pace yourself

Pressure

You're just like everybody else

Pressure

[Chorus]

You've only had to run so far so good

But you will come to a place

Where the only thing you feel

Are loaded guns in your face

And you'll have to deal with pressure

[Verse 2]

You used to call me paranoid

Pressure

But even you cannot avoid

Pressure

[Chorus]

You turned the tap dance into your crusade

Now here you are with your faith

And your Peter Pan advice

You have no scars on your face

And you cannot handle pressure

[Bridge]

All grown up and no place to go

Psych 1, Psych 2

What do you know?

All your life is Channel 13

Sesame Street

What does it mean?

[Verse 3]

I'll tell you what it means

Pressure

Pressure

[Verse 4]

Don't ask for help, you're all alone

Pressure

You'll have to answer to your own

Pressure

[Chorus]

I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale

But here you are in the ninth

Two men out and three men on

Nowhere to look but inside

Where we all respond to pressure!

[Verse 5]

Pressure!

[Bridge]

All your life is Time Magazine

I read it too

What does it mean?

[Verse 6]

Pressure!

[Chorus]

I'm sure you have some cosmic rationale

But here you are with your faith

And your Peter Pan advice

You have no scars on your face

And you cannot handle pressure!

[Verse 7]

Pressure!

Pressure!

[Outro]

One, two, three, four

Pressure!

Written by: William Martin Joel

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