Sooner or later you'll get your second wind.
It's not always easy to be living in this world of pain.
You're gonna be crashing into stone walls again and again.
It's alright, it's alright." - Meaning and context.">
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You're Only Human (Second Wind).
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Don't forget your second wind;
Sooner or later you'll get your second wind.
It's not always easy to be living in this world of pain.
You're gonna be crashing into stone walls again and again.
It's alright, it's alright.

— Billy Joel

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Don't forget your second wind;
Sooner or later you'll get your second wind.
It's not always easy to be living in this world of pain.
You're gonna be crashing into stone walls again and again.
It's alright, it's alright." in the context of "You're Only Human (Second Wind)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Billy Joel" (Song lyrics, Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II (1985)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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Billy Joel

About Billy Joel

William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949, in the Bronx, New York) is a pianist, singer and songwriter. A six-time Grammy award winner, he is one of the best selling artists in music history.