Which song by Billy Joel begins with the line: "Some people stay away from the door"?

The song by Bill Joel that begins with the line: "Some people stay away from the door" is "An Innocent Man". This song is included in the ninth studio album with the same title as the song by the American singer and songwriter Billy Joel. It was released in August 1983. The album is a concept album and is a tribute to the popular music of Joel's adolescent years with Joel paying homage to a number of different and popular American musical styles from the late 1950s and early 1960s, most notably doo-wop and soul music.

Joel has been quoted. Regarding a 1997 interview, he said, "The song takes the perspective of a man trying to console a potential lover. He never hurt her, but he’s suffering the consequences from her previous lover’s crimes." As many fans and music critics have now pointed out, this song is truly a beautiful allegory on how sheltering a heart from someone new is like wrongfully accusing them of crimes they never committed.

The album ("An Innocent Man") has featured three Billboard Top 10 hit singles: "Tell Her About It" (No. 1), "Uptown Girl" (No. 3), and "An Innocent Man" (No. 10).