"Didn't know you were such a Billy Joel fan," Sparkle replied, blinking at him. "But sure, man, if it makes you happy. Um..."

It wasn't exactly an easy song to learn the lyrics to. Fortunately, Sparkle knew, like, at least most of them. It was a good song for that.

"Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"
Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye..."

And the next part? Hey! He didn't even have to guess at the next part!

"We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning..."