Billy Joel - All My Life Lyrics






All my life
I've searched this whole world through.
Try as I might
To find someone like you.

Years drifted by
But it was always on my mind.
I didn't know just how long I'd go
Until I ran out of time.

All my life
I've hurt the ones who cared.
One by one
No loving heart was spared.

I've been a wild and restless man
But still a man who needs a wife.
That was my dream and now it seems
You've taken all my life.

For as long as I could
My intentions were good.
I assumed my affairs
Would be fine.

But I know very well
There's a long road to hell
That's been paved with
Intentions like mine.

All my life
I've paid for my mistakes.
After a while
The strongest spirit breaks.

I've had heartache and pain
That cut me deeper than a knife.
Ah, but those days are done
'cause you're the one
I've wanted all my life

And I know very well
There's a long road to hell
That's been paved with
Intentions like mine.

All my life
My stars were surely crossed.
Now and then
I missed the love I lost.

But all that changed
The day you said you'd be my wife.
Who could have known
That finding you would only take me
All my life.





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  1. w.... R....

    Great singer,one of my favorite,great song,yes!there is a touch of old,gone but not forgotten Frank Sinatra.

  2. R.... R....

    Billy Sinatra

  3. s.... ....

    he sounds so much like Nat King Cole! I love it so much!!

  4. J.... S....

    LOVE THIS SONG!!!

  5. M.... P....

    Loved the ending, sounds sort of like frank sanata

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    @jett woodward Trust me dude, she's not weirded out by your spelling errors. She's weirded out you're a condescending creep who's too old for her.

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    Katrina Mae Leuzinger-Owens And I know there is supposed to be a question mark after error,not a period and I accidentally put a c after the word maybe but the damn server won't let me correct it.

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    Autumn Aarilyn I wish he were still alive and Dean and Sammy,maybe Jerry but he could be a jerk.

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    Jaocb Brien I'm sorry the Me Too Time's Up ladies and the really dangerous predators have made you afraid of your own sexuality.

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    Katrina Mae Leuzinger-Owens And I know I made a couple of spelling errors there but the damn server won't let me correct them! Oh well maybe this time the thought-police won't erase my reply!

  6. C.... G....

    I like this song...It's where I'm at right now & where I've been except for the ending...still waiting... Billy has always had a way of speaking to me through his lyrics. Never met the man, but have been a fan since the 70's & have been to countless concerts. Always looking for music he's created, but maybe not yest released.

    C.... G....

    Agreed, he's always telling stories through his lyrics. It's incredible. Stories full of wisdom…

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    Sadly, Billy Joel has stopped new studio albums and new music in general after he released River Of Dreams album in 1993. All My Life was the first new song with lyrics that Billy Joel had recorded as Valentine's Day ballad in 2007. There is this ongoing petition online that a group of Billy Joel fans created in regards to new music. Please sign and share: https://www.change.org/p/we-want-billy-joel-to-record-and-release-a-new-studio-album-soon

  7. V.... S....

    HI TULLGUY, IS THERE A WAY OU CAN FIND OUT..MY EXTENSIVE "SEARCH"...IS LAME THANKS.

  8. V.... S....

    KAREN, THATS GREAT, I'M HAPPY FOR YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT HAD /HAS THE PLEASURE TO HAVE MET THE JOEL, GOD BLESS, ALWAYS! ^_^

  9. t.... ....

    I don't think he's married to anyone now; his g/f is Alexis Roderick though.

  10. V.... S....

    BUT, HE IS NOW REMARRIED TO PRETTY WOMAN NAMED ALEXIS CHAMERON (LAST NAME SPELLING PROBABLY INCORRECT) HY TULGUY TAKE CARE.

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    Alexis Roderick

  11. t.... ....

    he and Katie Lee split after 5 years of marriage; so you still have a chance. It sickens me that he and Bruce did a benefit for that fool in the White House, who's been an utter disaster, fwiw.

    t.... ....

    Oh really? I wasn't aware that they had done that for Donald Trump.

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    amazed66 oh fucking knock it off...this shouldn’t be political. Grow up

    t.... ....

    Shut the F up! This has nothing to do with politics, IDIOT

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    @amazed66 MAGA

  12. t.... ....

    he said in a mocking way it's too Vegas vaudeville; I gotta agree, and I'm a huge fan of him.

  13. V.... S....

    Really, why not?

  14. V.... S....

    I wish I had met "the JOEL"....now he's off limits. Congrats to you and your new bride, God Bless, always!

  15. t.... ....

    Liberty DeVito said he doesn't like this song.

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    Who gives a crap if Liberty doasn't like the song! Decide for yourself if you like it or not. I personally like it! I respect Liberty as a drummer but he doesn't decide what I like or not like musically

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    He had a huge role during Joel's career telling what sucked and what didn't. If it wasn't for DeVito, we would have "Only the Good Die Young" as a reggae song. Or "Moving Out (Anthony's Song)" with a happy tone.

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    Matt McGourty It would have occured to Joel himself that Movin' Out would have sounded like Neil Sedaka's Laughter in the Rain. What's wrong with reggae version of Only The Good Die Young? I like it too!! xD The song just became a huge hit because it was banned by catholic broadcast. Before it was no hit at all. Reggae or not.
    Phil Ramone was the one with the best suggestions on him.

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    Linda Taylor I also don't give a flyin f@@k to someones op. Trust ur own and this song's goooooood to us :)

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    @Matt McGourty True... Liberty was a great barometer of where the music ought to go!! That doesn't mean that Bill has to stay in that same vein forever... Personally, I like Sinatra and Nat King Cole... So if Bill wants to do a couple in that style, I got no problem with it!! This song, however, makes me quite sad!! I'd think it'd be a happier song when you're singing that you've finally "found the One!!"

  16. K.... C....

    I met him in Boston. He was so down to earth and I was able to get his autograph. Thrilled back then..-