This is my favorite Billy Joel song, it’s off the River of Dreams album, the last “real” album he made. Billy is too busy crashing cars these days to write anything new! ERRR!!!
Sitting here in Avalon, looking at the pouring rain Summertime has come and gone and everybody's home again 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
These are the last words I have to say That's why this took so long to write There will be other words some other day But that's the story of my life
There's comfot in my coffee cup and apples in the early fall They're pulling all the moorings up and gathering at the Legion Hall They swept away all the streamers after the Labor Day parade Nothing left for a dream now, only one final serenade
And these are the last words I have to say Before another age goes by With all those other songs I'll have to play But that's the story of my life
And it's so clear standing here where I am Ain't that what justice is for? Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn anymore
Stack the chairs on the table tops Hang the sheets on the chandeliers It slows down but it never stops Ain't it sweet after all these years
And these are the last words I have to say It's always hard to say goodbye But now it's time to put this book away Ain't that the story of my life
These are the last words I have to say That's why this took so long to write There will be other words some other day But that's the story of my life
And these are the last words I have to say Before another age goes by With all those other songs I'll have to play But that's the story of my life
The first music video I remember seeing was Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, I think the year was 1989. I loved that song. First rock guy to put rap like lyrics into a song. But he didn’t betray his rock roots by doing it. I only have two memories from the 80’s, and both of them were videos on MTV. We Didn’t Start the Fire and “Love Shack”.
Sitting here in Avalon, looking at the pouring rain
Summertime has come and gone and everybody's home again
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
These are the last words I have to say
That's why this took so long to write
There will be other words some other day
But that's the story of my life
There's comfot in my coffee cup and apples in the early fall
They're pulling all the moorings up and gathering at the Legion Hall
They swept away all the streamers after the Labor Day parade
Nothing left for a dream now, only one final serenade
And these are the last words I have to say
Before another age goes by
With all those other songs I'll have to play
But that's the story of my life
And it's so clear standing here where I am
Ain't that what justice is for?
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn anymore
Stack the chairs on the table tops
Hang the sheets on the chandeliers
It slows down but it never stops
Ain't it sweet after all these years
And these are the last words I have to say
It's always hard to say goodbye
But now it's time to put this book away
Ain't that the story of my life
These are the last words I have to say
That's why this took so long to write
There will be other words some other day
But that's the story of my life
And these are the last words I have to say
Before another age goes by
With all those other songs I'll have to play
But that's the story of my life
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