Billy Joel

Released: November 9, 1973

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: Mike G. Stewart

[Verse 1]
He always found it hard to take her
She wouldn't listen to advice
And though he never tried to make her
She often thought it would be nice

[Chorus]
Oh, and now she's headin' out to California
It's been a long time comin'
But she's feelin' like a woman tonight
And she left a little letter
Said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada
Goodbye. Goodbye

[Verse 2]
She tried for years to be a good wife
It never quite got off the ground
And all those stories of the good life
Convinced her not to hang around

[Chorus]
Oh, and now she's headin' out to California
And she doesn't know what's comin'
But she sure knows what she's leavin' behind
And she left a little letter
Said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada
Goodbye. Goodbye

[Bridge]
And though she finds it hard to leave him
She knows it would be worse to stay
He wouldn't understand the reasons
That make a woman run away

[Chorus]
Oh, and now she's headin' out to California
With some money in her pocket
She's a rocket on the Fourth of July
And she left a little letter
Said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada
Goodbye. Goodbye

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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