This Night

The melody in the chorus ("This night you're mine, it's only you and I ...") is a melody from either Beethoven's 4th or 6th.

what great lines

How many nights Have I been lonely without you I tell myself How much I really don't care

How many nights Have I been thinking about you Wanting to hold you But knowing you would not be there

Man, its when you really like this girl, but you are trying to fool yourself out of it but than the next line is how you really do want her, but sadly she isnt there with you. Sadly, I know that feeling a little too well. :-(

I think a guy and a girl have been messing around even though she has a boyfriend, both promising no complications or any love really. But of course, he starts to have feelings for her, and he wants his nights with her to last forever even though she'll be with her boyfriend tomorrow.

they have both been burned in the past, and meet each other, and say they're going to take it slow. but it turns serious a lot faster than expected. who wants to jump into a new relationship right after a bad one? they both realize it's the right thing, though.

Didn't I say I needed time to forget her Aren't you running from someone Who's not over you

It's from Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata for Piano (Sonata No. 8), the second movement. I really love how he incorporated classical into pop.

definitely talking about two people who just got over bad relationships and said they'd just "be friends," then realized they weren't doing such a good job of that. they just can't deny that they have feelings for each other. "tomorrow is such a long time away, this night can last forever." he's saying he knows it's wrong, but just for tonight they are going to forget the rules.

Um, The melody isn't from Beethoven's "4th or 6th" (Seriously dude???). It is from the second movement of Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, aka Sonata Pathétique.

While Billy Joel credits Beethoven in the liner notes, he never acquired permission or rights from Beethoven's estate. Beethoven's ancestor, Malcolm Beethoven is quoted in the January 1983 Spin magazine on the subject: "I've heard the track, and yes you can see that the melody is derivative of that piano number, but really they are two different songs, so the estate decided not to take legal action". Since the song was never released as a single, there was no way to quantify what damages would be due to the Beethoven's regardless.