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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
Vocals
Liberty De Vitto
Liberty De Vitto
Drums
Doug Stegmeyer
Doug Stegmeyer
Bass Guitar
Russell Javors
Russell Javors
Rhythm Guitar
David Brown
David Brown
Lead Electric Guitar
David Nadien
David Nadien
First Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
Songwriter
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone
Producer
Jim Boyer
Jim Boyer
Mixing Engineer
Andy Hoffman
Andy Hoffman
Assistant Engineer
Bradshaw Leigh
Bradshaw Leigh
Additional Engineer
Larry Franke
Larry Franke
Assistant Engineer
Michael Christopher
Michael Christopher
Assistant Engineer
Ted Jensen
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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