Billy Joel

Released: September 29, 1977

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: Phil Ramone

[Verse 1]
While in these days
Of quiet desperation
As I wander through
The world in which I live
I search everywhere
For some new inspiration
But it's more than cold reality can give
If I need a cause for celebration
Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind
I rely on my imagination
And I dream of an imaginary time

[Chorus]
I know that everybody has a dream
Everybody has a dream
Everybody has a dream
And this is my dream, my own
Just to be at home
And to be all alone with you

[Verse 2]
If I believe in all the words I'm saying
And if a word from you
Can bring a better day
Then all I have are these games
That I've been playing
To keep my hope from crumbling away
So let me lie and let me go on sleeping
And I will lose myself
In palaces of sand
And all the fantasies
That I will be keeping
Will make the empty hours easier
Easier to stand

[Chorus]
And I know that everybody has a dream
Everybody has a dream
Everybody has a dream
And this is my dream, my own
Just to be at home
And to be all alone
All alone with you, oh
With you

[Outro]
I know that everybody has a dream
Oh, everybody has a dream
And I know everybody has a dream
Everybody, everybody, everybody (Everybody has a dream)
I know that everybody has a dream
(Everybody has a dream)
Everybody has a dream

[Instrumental outro]

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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