Billy Joel

Released: October 13, 1978

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: Phil Ramone

[Verse 1]
I never ask you where you go
After I leave you in the morning
We go our different ways
To separate situations
It's not that easy anymore

[Verse 2]
Today I do what must be done
I give my time to total strangers
But now it feels as though
The day goes on forever
More than it ever did before

[Chorus]
Until the night, until the night
Oh, I just might make it
Until the night, until the night
When I see you again

[Verse 3]
Now you're afraid that we have changed
And I'm afraid we're getting older
So many broken hearts
So many lonely faces
So many lovers
Come and gone

[Verse 4]
I'll have my fears like every man
You'll have your tears like every woman
Today we'll be unsure
Is this what we believe in?
And wonder how can we go on?

[Chorus]
Until the night, until the night
Oh, I just might make it
Until the night, until the night
When I see you again

[Verse 5]
Mmm, mmm
Mmmm, mmmm
When the sun goes down and the day is over
When the last of the light has gone
As they pour into the street I will be getting closer (closer)
As the cars turn their headlights on

[Interlude]
As they're closing it down
I'm gonna open it up
And while they're going to sleep
We'll just be starting to touch

[Bridge]
I'm just beginning to feel
I'm just beginning to give
I'm just beginning to feel
I'm just beginning to live
Before I leave you again
Before the light of the dawn
Before this evening can end
I have been waiting so long

[Outro]
Until the night, until the night
I just might make it
Until the night, until the night
I'll just keep holding on
Until the night, until the night
When I see you again

Billy Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer/songwriter, producer, and composer who ranks as one of the most iconic and influential artists from the mid to late 20th century.

He is the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, wrote a total of 121 songs that achieved 33 Top 40 hits in the US, a 6-time Grammy winner out of 23 nominations, and one of the best-selling recording artists of all-time with 150 million albums sold worldwide.

Joel has since continued to tour and sells out in stadiums globally. He also delved into classical music composition, arranging an album, Fantasies and Delusions released in 2001, opened a motorcycle shop on his native Long Island, and is now regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Among his numerous accolades, he was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, bestowed with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2013, and awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress in 2014.

more tracks from the album

52nd Street

From the albums

52nd Street (1978)
She’s Always a Woman: Love Songs (2011)

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