Joel, Billy - All For Leyna Lyrics






She stood on the tracks
Waving her arms
Leading me to that third rail shock
Quick as a wink
She changed her mind

She gave me a night
That's all it was
What will it take until I stop
Kidding myself
Wasting my time

There's nothing else I can do
'Cause I'm doing it all for Leyna
I don't want anyone new
'Cause I'm living it all for Leyna
There's nothing in it for you
'Cause I'm giving it all to Leyna

We laid on the beach
Watching the tide
She didn't tell me there were rocks
Under the waves
Right off the shore
Washed up on the sand
Barely alive
Wishing the undertow would stop
How can a man take anymore

There's nothing else I can do
'Cause I'm doing it all for Leyna
I don't want anyone new
'Cause I'm living it all for Leyna
There's nothing in it for you
'Cause I'm giving it all to Leyna

I'm failing in school
Losing my friends
Making my family lose their minds
I don't want to eat
I don't want to sleep
I only want Leyna one more time

Now I'm in my room
Watching the tube
Telling myself she still may drop
Over to say
She's changed her mind

So, I wait in the dark
Listening for her,
Instead of my old man saying stop...
Kidding yourself,
Wasting your time

There's nothing else I can do
'Cause I'm doing it all for Leyna
I don't want anyone new
'Cause I'm living it all for Leyna
There's nothing in it for you
'Cause I'm giving it all to Leyna

All for Leyna
All for Leyna





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  1. L.... ....

    One of my best friends from high school named her first daughter Leyna. I asked if it was after this song. She said yes, she and her husband just loved the name.

  2. P.... d....

    "Glass houses" is for me a masterpiece

  3. D.... J....

    Amazing song!

  4. V.... N....

    I like it.

  5. b.... ....

    Fantastic song. Can relate to it too lol

  6. L.... D....

    My names Leyna..

  7. D.... L....

    Can _your_ favorite musician play two different pianos at once??? Yeah, I thought not. 🥴

  8. B.... ....

    Top 5 Billy Joel song for me.

  9. t.... e....

    You have to be a genius to be like Billy Joel.

  10. N.... ....

    Awesome Billy Joel tune backed by the classic Billy Joel band lineup. RIP Doug

  11. A.... C....

    love that opening

  12. M.... F....

    Grande Artista, Grandissimo! Ciao dall' Italia :D

  13. A.... G....

    Had a gf, we broke up and it definitely broke my heart. discovered billy joel and this line of the song definitely describes how lifes been


    Im failing in school
    Loosing my friends
    Making my family loose their minds
    I dont want to eat
    I dont want to sleep
    I only want Leyna, one more time
    Now, Im in my room
    Watching the tube
    Telling myself, she still may, DROP
    Over to say, shes changed her mind
    So, I wait in the dark
    Listening for her
    Instead of hearing my old man saying, STOP
    Kidding yourself, wasting your time

  14. P.... ....

    Runaway?

  15. H.... ....

    Currently how I ‘m feeling after my break up

    H.... ....

    sorry to hear that when i was in high school i went through that and when i was listening to this song that's exactly how i felt too. there are other songs that you can relate to as well check out out his album tracks not the hits. as for the video he looks high as hell in it

  16. H.... D....

    Billy looks like Bill Bixby mid way as he changes into the Incredible Hulk

  17. E.... H....

    I love this, why haven’t I listened to this before? Well done Billy 👍😊

  18. J.... ....

    Wow. I've never seen the clip of this one. Saw the first 10 seconds... Completely lost it at BJ's face. xD

  19. P.... U....

    Joel described this as his capturing “the feeling of a 16 year old guy getting his heart broken” and how “you’re obsessed with her, you’re losing your friends, you’re driving your family crazy, and she just wants nothing to do with you”. Now I’m not failing school, but I’m turning 16 in less than a month and I’m all about this girl. Hope I don’t keep coming back to this one any time soon lol

    Another great tune from Billy; one of the greatest songwriters there was.

  20. k.... 2....

    his eyes in the beginning though!😂

  21. G.... P....

    "All for Leyna" is a song by Billy Joel from his 7th studio album "Glass Houses" (1980). "All for Leyna" was released as the single in the United Kingdom, where it reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart.

    The lyrics tell the story of the protagonist who meets a girl named Leyna, and, after a one-night stand, becomes obsessed with her. A performance music video was made featuring Billy Joel and and his band in the studio. The video prominently features Billy Joel playing a Yamaha CP-80 electric grand piano and an Oberheim OB-X synthesizer.

    The video version differs from the album version.

    The band Gods of Mount Olympus covered the song in their single "Visitor".

  22. w.... ....

    That look though, coming from behind the keyboard

  23. A.... ....

    Anyone else impressed by that level eye-contact?

  24. J.... D....

    I did everything for my Lenya, then I found out she was a dude.

  25. 1.... W....

    Love this song. I got Glass Houses back in 1980 and played the hell out of it. This song was hands down my favorite.

  26. G.... S....

    this piano man is a beast

  27. S.... E....

    Guys can relate to this song, remember when you were a teenager maybe a bit older and obsessed with that girl, probably an ex girlfriend you know you can't see her anymore and it drives you nuts.

    S.... E....

    @Sro,Esq. No, I feel bad for Guys that Got obsessed & Broken Hearted over girls. I can Stand in any Room & Stare them Down till They Leave. (With their New Toys) Dont Chase Them.

  28. T.... K....

    cocaine is a hell of a drug ..

  29. t.... ....

    his best band. RIP Doug Stegmeyer.

  30. G.... T....

    There’s nothing else I can do. I’m wasting all my time.

  31. T.... ....

    creep eyes in the begining

  32. C.... M....

    Named my daughter after this song

  33. W.... P....

    Isn't that the truth!!

  34. J.... A....

    I LOVE this song

  35. R.... K....

    Billy looks kind of like an unmasked Gene Simmons here.

  36. J.... T....

    By far a hidden gem that never was made into a hit. One of his greatest songs and far better than alot of his other songs that were hits.

  37. l.... m....

    Man, this got a killer chorus......Genius......

  38. R.... 1....

    one of my all favorites, love u b.j.

  39. A.... A....

    Still listening, 2019 still my favorite billy Joel song

  40. J.... 7....

    Why am I sadistically laughing at these lyrics. “She didn’t tell me there were rocks under the waves right off the shore.” That’s terrible, but funny.

  41. J.... B....

    Fantastic!!!! Love this song thanks for posting 💕

  42. M.... ....

    MITICO !

  43. S.... ....

    Never met anyone called Leyna.

  44. F.... F....

    Think twice before doing all for Leyna or anyone other girl!
    In our times gender equality is preached ...
    So don't ask what you can do for a girl, better ask what the girl can do for you.
    It is really worth thinking about!

  45. X.... ....

    Wow billie had some sharp Incisors 🤔😂
    Also really good song 👌😍

  46. p.... 6....

    Now I'am in my room watching the Tube...)

  47. P.... R....

    One of the nicest people that I have ever worked with. A genuine gentleman. Generous and kind hearted. Good dude! Absolute genius!

  48. M.... L....

    Saw this on Solid Gold one night—life would never be the same again. Very much in the conversation of best Billy albums.

  49. M.... B....

    Fine tune.

  50. G.... B....

    Oi, so many good memories.

  51. j.... B....

    i think you influenced Styx

  52. T.... B....

    Glass Houses and The Stranger (albums) are VERY close for me. But Glass Houses is a tad above

  53. L.... Y....

    How many times did I roll the cassette with a pencil to play again and again and again just to let my elder cousin bro listen again and again. He bought two cassettes!

  54. L.... Y....

    How many times did I roll the cassette with a pencil to play again and again and again just to let my elder cousin bro listen again and again. He bought two cassettes!

  55. N.... A....

    This song sounds like Toto-Hold The Line

  56. A.... g....

    I used to play this song on the vinyl I still have Glass Houses is the best album

  57. J.... K....

    Nope ... i listen to it over and over and over and over ... lol .... Right there with you walshy

  58. A.... W....

    Canción de 1980 del álbum glass houses con el sonido cbs

  59. C.... ....

    I saw him at Wrigley Field in 2015. He played this one.

  60. T.... ....

    For me her name is jasmine

  61. d.... L....

    been the narrator of this song for like. 2.5 months. we'll figure it out i guess

  62. M.... D....

    I always thought he had some weird ass lookin' eyes. They are all sunken in, while at the same time, kinda' bulging out of his head a little bit. Very unique eyes that nobody else has.

  63. M.... D....

    "Runaway" by Bon Jovi sounds similar to this song, but it just has a different rhythm flow & style pattern in how the keys are played. But, it still has the same identical or similar chords, I agree. I think Bon Jovi got away with copyright infringement, big time. Bon Jovi is lucky that Billy Joel never heard "Runaway" before (apparently). Because if he did, Billy would have recognized the keyboard keys being played & the melody & sued Bon Jovi & his thieving ass keyboardist in court for royalties & musical plagiarism. Billy Joel is obviously not a Bon Jovi fan neither back then nor now.

  64. M.... D....

    I still like "Sometimes A Fantasy" (from Glass Houses) a little better than this song.

  65. G.... C....

    So like two pianos, never looking, and right on time. Um....yea. Best.

  66. P.... P....

    My son was listening to this on Spotify. I never heard of it...It’s great! Billy Joel is Timeless

  67. M.... F....

    One of my favorites!

  68. a.... s....

    I was named after this song y’all

  69. A.... S....

    Can someone please explain to me why on God’s green earth this song is so unknown and underrated?!!! It’s a crime that this music video has under a million views and is not one of Billy Joel’s most famous!

  70. L.... Y....

    Heard this in 1996. Was 13 years old then. My cousin bro was older than me and it was my job to rewind the cassette with a pencil so we could listen again and again and again.....

  71. J.... D....

    02:15 Now, I'm in my room watching YouTube

  72. S.... S....

    She stood on the tracks
    Waving her arms
    Leading me to that third rail shock
    Quick as a wink
    She changed her mind

    She gave me a night
    That’s all it was
    What will it take until I stop
    Kidding myself
    Wasting my time

    There’s nothing else I can do
    ‘Cause I’m doing it all for Leyna
    I don’t want anyone new
    ‘Cause I’m living it all for Leyna
    There’s nothing in it for you
    ‘Cause I’m giving it all to Leyna

    We laid on the beach
    Watching the tide
    She didn’t tell me there were rocks
    Under the waves
    Right off the shore
    Washed up on the sand
    Barely alive
    Wishing the undertow would stop
    How can a man take anymore

    There’s nothing else I can do
    ‘Cause I’m doing it all for Leyna
    I don’t want anyone new
    ‘Cause I’m living it all for Leyna
    There’s nothing in it for you
    ‘Cause I’m giving it all to Leyna
    I’m failing in school
    Losing my friends
    Making my family lose their minds
    I don’t want to eat
    I don’t want to sleep
    I only want Leyna one more time

    Now I’m in my room
    Watching the tube
    Telling myself she still may drop
    Over to say
    She’s changed her mind

    So, I wait in the dark
    Listening for her
    Instead of my old man saying stop…
    Kidding yourself
    Wasting your time

    There’s nothing else I can do
    ‘Cause I’m doing it all for Leyna
    I don’t want anyone new
    ‘Cause I’m living it all for Leyna
    There’s nothing in it for you
    ‘Cause I’m giving it all to Leyna

    All to Leyna
    All to Leyna

    S.... S....

    Spiderboy Sir

    Thank you

  73. J.... W....

    101 dislikes can go get knocked out in the STORM

  74. V.... P....

    I remember in high school back in 80 or 81 they gathered us together for assembly and showed us a video that was supposed to inspire us. This song was included. Loved it ever since.

  75. R.... M....

    All For Leyna from the lp: "Glass Houses." Make sure you download this track on Amazon or iTunes.

  76. E.... V....

    Is it normal that I was obsessed with this tune when it came out?

    Or just ironic?

    😎

  77. R.... ....

    Beautifull song Billy thank you !

  78. H.... W....

    Bass 🤙🏻

  79. D.... ....

    Do your thang piano man😎

  80. C.... r....

    My favorite song from my favorite album! Ah memories!

  81. E.... ....

    the piano riff sounds like runaway!

  82. R.... D....

    Mi cantante favorito de todos los tiempos ! Nunca envejece su música !

  83. E.... m....

    This Song can be only discrived as Awesome. Moreover Leyna Precios Name makes me think on a Gorgeous Girl.

  84. M.... M....

    Some good cocaine went up that snozolla !!! Hahaha 😲

  85. b.... s....

    Billy Joel is a madman on the keyboards/piano

  86. t.... ....

    Just love the way the bass starts on this tune!

    t.... ....

    Who's playing the guitar on "All For Leyna?"

  87. O.... G....

    ITS A SONG OF GOOD TIMES

  88. N.... A....

    He looks like a crack goblin in this.

  89. A.... ....

    This song should have deserved a guts-tearing video clip

  90. A.... ....

    Devastating synth...

  91. D.... E....

    Listened to this thousands of times! SO GREAT.

  92. A.... ....

    Super Billy ! What energy !

  93. d.... ....

    Apparently Leyna wasn't a very good person.

  94. I.... B....

    Man...The intro...Coke is one hell of a drug!

  95. D.... N....

    This is such a great song!!! Definitely one of my favorite songs of all time.

  96. S.... F....

    play at 1.25 speed








    it feels like youre on crack

    S.... F....

    Your channel name lol