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
'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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Joel, Billy All For Leyna Comments
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.
"Glass houses" is for me a masterpiece
Amazing song!
I like it.
Fantastic song. Can relate to it too lol
My names Leyna..
Can _your_ favorite musician play two different pianos at once??? Yeah, I thought not. 🥴
Top 5 Billy Joel song for me.
You have to be a genius to be like Billy Joel.
Awesome Billy Joel tune backed by the classic Billy Joel band lineup. RIP Doug
love that opening
Grande Artista, Grandissimo! Ciao dall' Italia :D
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
Runaway?
Currently how I ‘m feeling after my break up
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
Billy looks like Bill Bixby mid way as he changes into the Incredible Hulk
I love this, why haven’t I listened to this before? Well done Billy 👍😊
Wow. I've never seen the clip of this one. Saw the first 10 seconds... Completely lost it at BJ's face. xD
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.
his eyes in the beginning though!😂
"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".
That look though, coming from behind the keyboard
Anyone else impressed by that level eye-contact?
I did everything for my Lenya, then I found out she was a dude.
Love this song. I got Glass Houses back in 1980 and played the hell out of it. This song was hands down my favorite.
this piano man is a beast
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.
@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.
cocaine is a hell of a drug ..
his best band. RIP Doug Stegmeyer.
There’s nothing else I can do. I’m wasting all my time.
creep eyes in the begining
Named my daughter after this song
Isn't that the truth!!
I LOVE this song
Billy looks kind of like an unmasked Gene Simmons here.
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.
Man, this got a killer chorus......Genius......
one of my all favorites, love u b.j.
Still listening, 2019 still my favorite billy Joel song
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.
Fantastic!!!! Love this song thanks for posting 💕
MITICO !
Never met anyone called Leyna.
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!
Wow billie had some sharp Incisors 🤔😂
Also really good song 👌😍
Now I'am in my room watching the Tube...)
One of the nicest people that I have ever worked with. A genuine gentleman. Generous and kind hearted. Good dude! Absolute genius!
Saw this on Solid Gold one night—life would never be the same again. Very much in the conversation of best Billy albums.
Fine tune.
Oi, so many good memories.
i think you influenced Styx
Glass Houses and The Stranger (albums) are VERY close for me. But Glass Houses is a tad above
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!
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!
This song sounds like Toto-Hold The Line
I used to play this song on the vinyl I still have Glass Houses is the best album
Nope ... i listen to it over and over and over and over ... lol .... Right there with you walshy
Canción de 1980 del álbum glass houses con el sonido cbs
I saw him at Wrigley Field in 2015. He played this one.
For me her name is jasmine
been the narrator of this song for like. 2.5 months. we'll figure it out i guess
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.
"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.
I still like "Sometimes A Fantasy" (from Glass Houses) a little better than this song.
So like two pianos, never looking, and right on time. Um....yea. Best.
My son was listening to this on Spotify. I never heard of it...It’s great! Billy Joel is Timeless
One of my favorites!
I was named after this song y’all
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!
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.....
02:15 Now, I'm in my room watching YouTube
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
Spiderboy Sir
Thank you
101 dislikes can go get knocked out in the STORM
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.
All For Leyna from the lp: "Glass Houses." Make sure you download this track on Amazon or iTunes.
Is it normal that I was obsessed with this tune when it came out?
Or just ironic?
😎
Beautifull song Billy thank you !
Bass 🤙🏻
Do your thang piano man😎
My favorite song from my favorite album! Ah memories!
the piano riff sounds like runaway!
Mi cantante favorito de todos los tiempos ! Nunca envejece su música !
This Song can be only discrived as Awesome. Moreover Leyna Precios Name makes me think on a Gorgeous Girl.
Some good cocaine went up that snozolla !!! Hahaha 😲
Billy Joel is a madman on the keyboards/piano
Just love the way the bass starts on this tune!
Who's playing the guitar on "All For Leyna?"
ITS A SONG OF GOOD TIMES
He looks like a crack goblin in this.
This song should have deserved a guts-tearing video clip
Devastating synth...
Listened to this thousands of times! SO GREAT.
Super Billy ! What energy !
Apparently Leyna wasn't a very good person.
Man...The intro...Coke is one hell of a drug!
This is such a great song!!! Definitely one of my favorite songs of all time.
play at 1.25 speed
it feels like youre on crack
Your channel name lol