This song has meaning, a really deep meaning to that. Somebody's in a really bad situation, and people who have never had any troubles in their lives are telling him what to do. He's saying the person shouldn't be giving him advice because they "have no scars on their face" and their Sesame Street or channel 13 (probably just meant as television in general) won't give them any real direction in life. And Billy Joel says you can't give advice if you haven't gone through anything
This song has meaning, a really deep meaning to that. Somebody's in a really bad situation, and people who have never had any troubles in their lives are telling him what to do. He's saying the person shouldn't be giving him advice because they "have no scars on their face" and their Sesame Street or channel 13 (probably just meant as television in general) won't give them any real direction in life. And Billy Joel says you can't give advice if you haven't gone through anything