Billy Joel

Released: August 10, 1993

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: David Thoener Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo Danny Kortchmar Billy Joel

[Verse 1]
Sitting here in Avalon
Looking at the pouring rain
Summer time has come and gone
And everybody's home again

[Pre-Chorus]
Closing down for the season
I found the last of the souvenirs
I can still taste the wedding cake
And it's sweet after all these years

[Chorus]
These are the last words I have to say
That's why it took so long to write
There will be other words some other day
But that's the story of my life

[Verse 2]
Comfort in my coffee cup
Apples in the early fall
They're pulling all the moorings up
And gathering at the Legion hall

[Pre-Chorus]
Swept away all the streamers
After the labor day parade
There's nothing left for a dreamer now
Only one final serenade

[Chorus]
And these are the last words I have to say
Before another age goes by
With all those other songs I have to play
But that's the story of my life

[Bridge]
And its so clear standing here where I am
Ain't that what justice is for?
Frankly my dear I don't give a damn
Anymore (Hey, yeah, hey)

[Pre-Chorus]
Stacked all the chairs on the table tops
Hanged the sheets on the chandeliers
It slows down, but it never stops
Ain't it sweet after all these years

[Chorus]
And these are the last words I have to say
It's always hard to say goodbye (Ho, oh-oh)
But now it's time to put this book away
Then that's the story of my life (Hey, yeah-oh)
These are the last words I have to say
That's why it took so long to write
There will be other words some other day
Ain't that the story of my life? (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
These are the last words I have to say
Before another age goes by
With all those other songs I have to play
Yeah that's the story of my life...

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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