Billy Joel

Released: March 10, 1980

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: Phil Ramone

[Verse 1]
She stood on the tracks, waving her arms
Leading me to that third rail, shock!
Quick as a wink, she changed her mind
She gave me a night, that's all it was
What will it take until I stop
Kidding myself, wasting my time?
Whoa

[Chorus]
There's nothing else I can do
'cause I'm doing it all for Leyna
I don't want anyone new
'cause I'm living it all for Leyna
There's nothing in it for you
'cause I'm giving it all to Leyna

[Verse 2]
We laid on the beach watching the tide
She didn't tell me there were rocks
Under the waves, right off the shore
Washed up on the sand, barely alive
Wishing the undertow would stop
How can a man take anymore?
Whoa

[Chorus]
There's nothing else I can do
'cause I'm doing it all for Leyna
I don't want anyone new
'cause I'm living it all for Leyna
There's nothing in it for you
'cause I'm giving it all to Leyna

[Bridge]
I'm failing in school, losing my friends
Making my family lose their minds
I don't want to eat, I don't want to sleep
I only want Leyna one more time

[Verse 3]
Now, I'm in my room watching the tube
Telling myself she still may drop
Over to say she's changed her mind
So, I wait in the dark, listening for her
Instead of my old man saying
"Stop, kidding yourself, wasting your time!"

[Chorus]
There's nothing else I can do
'cause I'm doing it all for Leyna
I don't want anyone new
'cause I'm living it all for Leyna
There's nothing in it for you
'cause I'm giving it all to Leyna

[Outro]
All for Leyna
All for Leyna
All for Leyna
All for Leyna
All for Leyna
All for Leyna

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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