Billy Joel’s “The Stranger” (1977): Two great songs that create worlds; one great stanza; the rest a void

Today, for the first time in a long time, I listened to Billy Joel's 1977 album "The Stranger" (which I listened to a lot in the late 70s; my second concert was Billy Joel) to check out the lyrics. With setting, characterization, props, and story, "Movin’ Out" and "Scenes from