These models inspired him To write some of the greatest music Of the romantic era Johannes Brahms is often mentioned In the same breath as Bach and Beethoven Once during a rehearsal Brahms said with great conviction:

Everybody's gonna go downtown same hang with the same old crowd Talking like it's just the greatest thing you've ever seen Telling me that if I don't go I'll be the one missin' out Yeah but I don't really think I'm gonna miss a thing As for myself I'm

Greatest in the world, greatest in the world, greatest in the world (No lie) I might be I feel like the greatest joker to honkies sounding like me Never be as good, never be as good Packing up wife-beaters, white t-shirts, but what? I'm the greatest Best

You say I'm the greatest bound for glory Well the word is out and I learned I got the latest side of the story You're pulling out before you get burned Well your hands are squeezing me down to the bone I never saw you breaking no law Stands to reason

'Cause I ain't in no hurry today Ain't in no hurry About all those things I can't change And the time that I borrow You know my old car needs washing And the front yard needs a trim And the telephone keeps ringing And the boss man knows I know it's him

We'll get through it Don't, don't you wish we tried Do you feel what I feel inside And all the loss stronger than pride Oh, no don't Don't let your anger grow Just tell me what you need me to know

One little victory Just one little victory The greatest act can be Celebrate the moment As it turns into one more Another chance at victory Another chance to score The measure of the moment Is a difference of degrees

And we will come back home From now on From now on! Home, again! Home again! Like an anthem in my heart Home, again! These eyes will not be blinded by the lights What's waited till tomorrow starts tonight

Resolutions, baby they come and go Will I do any of these things? The answers probably no If there's one thing I must do, despite my greatest fears I'm gonna say to you, I felt all of these years I'm gonna tell you how I feel Next year, things are gonna

Maybe I'm looking something that I can't have (maybe I'm looking something that I can't have) Sometimes the greatest the way to say something is to say nothing at all Caught up in the middle of it No I can't help myself, no I can't help myself, no, no,