Billy Joel, “The longest time” (from “A matter of trust – The Bridge to Russia”, live in Leningrad 1987)

 

One, two, three, four

Oh, oh, oh / For the longest time / Oh, oh, oh / For the longest

If you said goodbye to me tonight / There would still be music left to write / What else could I do / I’m so inspired by you / That hasn’t happened for the longest time

Once I thought my innocence was gone / Now I know that happiness goes on / That’s where you found me / When you put your arms around me / I haven’t been there for the longest time

Oh, oh, oh / For the longest time / Oh, oh, oh / For the longest

I’m that voice you’re hearing in the hall / And the greatest miracle of all / Is how I need you / And how you needed me too / That hasn’t happened for the longest time

Maybe this won’t last very long / But you feel so right / And I could be wrong / Maybe I’ve been hoping too hard / But I’ve gone this far / And it’s more than I hoped for

Who knows how much further we’ll go on / Maybe baby I’ll be sorry when you’re gone / I’ll take my chances / I forgot how nice romance is / I haven’t been there for the longest time

I had second thoughts at the start / I said to myself / Hold on to your heart / Now I know the woman that you are / You’re wonderful so far / And it’s more than I hoped for

I don’t care what consequence it brings / I have been a fool, a fool for lesser [all right] things / I want you so bad / I think you ought to know that / I intend to hold you for the longest time / Oh, oh, oh / [I can’t belive I do that!] / For the… longest time

[By Billy Joel © Columbia – Universal Music Publishing Group, 1984]