When it comes to the struggles and successes of life, Billy Joel is the quintessential storyteller. The iconic crooner was the soundtrack of our youth and the blueprint for our adulthood.

Through his five decades of hit songs, we learned how to live, love, and triumph over the challenges life threw our way.

Now, as many of us step into our final chapter, his lyrics can show us how to slow our pace, savor the stillness and find grace in retiring .

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From embracing the "sweet" life of retirement to not caring to "know the hour," here are five Billy Joel lyrics retirees…