Billy Joel

Released: November 1, 1971

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: Artie Ripp

[Verse 1]
I've been living for the moment
But I just can't have my way
And I'm afraid to go to sleep
Because tomorrow is today
People tell me life is sweeter
But I don't hear what they say
Nothing comes to change my life
So tomorrow is today

[Chorus]
I don't care to know the hour
Because it's passing anyway
I don't have to see tomorrow
Because I saw it yesterday

[Verse 2]
So I listen for an answer
But the feeling seems to stay
And what's the use of always dreaming
If tomorrow is today
Still I'm waiting for the morning
But it feels so far away
And you don't need the love I'm giving
So tomorrow is today

[Bridge]
Oh my, I'm going to the river
Gonna take a ride and the Lord will deliver me
Make my bed, I'm gonna lie in it
If you don't come, I'm sure gonna die in it
Too late, too much giving
I've seen a lot of life
And I'm damn sick of living it
I keep hoping that you will pass my way
And someday if your dreams are leaving you
I'll still believe in you

[Chorus]
I don't care to know the hour
Because it's passing anyway
I don't have to see tomorrow
Because I saw it yesterday

[Outro]
Though I'm living and I'm singing
And although my hands still play
Soon enough it will all be over because
Tomorrow is today

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.

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