Billy Joel

Released: November 22, 2005

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: Billy Joel

This is your life, you've got problems with your wife
She once made you mashed potatoes, now she gives you Minute Rice
And she used to do your laundry now she sends it out instead
And she always made believe that she was satisfied in bed

That's what she used to say, but that's how things were yesterday
Looks like the good ol' days were gone
That's how she used to be, but that goes down as history
Time has the way of movin' on

Oh I know she was there when you needed lovin' care
And she only used the car to drive the children everywhere
And I'm sure she washed the windows and I'm sure she waxed the floors
But now she doesn't call you her Prince Charming anymore

That's what she used to say, but that's how things were yesterday
Looks like the good ol' days were gone
That's how she used to be but that goes down as history
Time has the way of movin' on

She's not the sweet little girl that she was before
You're not the end of her world anymore
You're not the end of the world

She wins when you fight and she goes to school at night
She leaves you home to babysit and watch "The Price Is Right"
And she wants the joint account to see where all the money goes
So she doesn't have to talk you into buying all the clothes

That's what she used to say, but that what things were yesterday
Looks like the good ol' days was bored
That's how she used to be, but that goes down as history
Time bridged the way of movin' on

She's not your li--little girl that she was before
You're not the end of her world anymore
You're not the end of the world

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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