The Longest Time

This song is not about heroin, or any other drug. He cleary reffers to a woman in at least one line, and he wouldn't use lines like "I'm the voice you're hearing in the hall", it would have been "You're the voice I'm hearing in the hall". Or "If you said goodbye to me tonight", it would have been "If I said goodbye to you tonight" if it were about drugs.

This is just a really good song because it talks about someone who is just happy to be living in the moment. It's been a hard road for him, but now he's found someone that makes him truely happy and he's willing to risk everything to just give it a chance and see where it goes.

Must be one of the greatest and yet highly underrated love songs ever! :)

This song does a perfect job of describing my feelings for this girl. I listened to it repeatedly because I feel that the lyrics are quite powerful. This was the song that made me fall in love with Billy Joel's music.

This is such a great song... Very upbeat...

Yeah, one of the few upbeat love songs out there... It's so great because it's not whiny or complainy. It's just one of those "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." I for one don't believe in the saying, but it's a nice thought and a nice song. :p

I found out that the backing vocals to this song were sung by billy himself, which i think is fantastic!

i cant believe there arent a lot of comments for this song! its such a perfect song. its talking about his doubts of getting into another relationship because he was hurt before, pretty badly. she kind of saved him and made everything better, so he was like, i don't care if i get hurt again, let's try this anyway.

Who knows how much further we'll go on Maybe 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 that I hoped for

that sums up the whole thing.

ooooooh i love this song! i love to go around my house and sing it cause it's wonderful to sing to, and i'm so happy, this spring i'm going to see Billy joel! (does little dance*)

"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"

This just says it completely for me - so she might leave him, but just the experience of knowing her leaves him inspiration forever ^_^

Just had to dig out my Billy Joel CDs after I heard this one on the radio today. :D

Just one of those feel-good songs, you know? Really speaks volumes to me. =)