
Well, we all have a face / that we hide away forever. // And we take them out and show ourselves / when everyone has gone. // - Billy Joel (1949 - ): The Stranger
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誰もが持っている、/永遠に隠している顔。//取り出して自分に見せる、/誰もいなくなった時。// - ビリー・ジョエル (1949 - ): 『ストレンジャー』(【歌える訳詞】岡本健 (1963 - ))

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