Lyrics to
Somewhere Along The Line

This version of Somewhere Along The Line was released by Billy Joel in 1973.

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Well it’s a rainy night in Paris
And I’m sitting by the Seine
It’s a pleasure to be soaking
In the European rain
Now my belly’s full of fancy food and wine
But in the morning there’ll be hell to pay
Somewhere along the line

Sweet Virginia Cigarette
Burning in my hand
Well you used to be a friend of mine
But now I understand
You’ve been eating up inside me for some time
But I know your gonna get me
Somewhere along the line

Somewhere along the line
Well I know it’s just a matter of time
When the fun falls through and the rent comes due
Somewhere along the line

Well, you know I love my woman
And I would not let her down
And I did my share of lovin’
When I used to get around
Now I’m satisfied that she is lookin’ fine
But you pay for your satisfaction
Somewhere along the line

Hey, it’s good to be a young man
And to live the way you please
Yes, a young man is the king
Of every kingdom that he sees
There’s an old and feeble man not far behind
But it surely will catch up to him
Somewhere along the line

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Billy Joel has released many songs over the years besides Somewhere Along The Line. Billy Joel released songs from 1971 to 1993 spanning across albums like Cold Spring Harbor, Piano Man, Streetlife Serenade, Turnstiles, The Stranger, 52nd Street, Glass Houses, The Nylon Curtain, An Innocent Man, The Bridge, Storm Front, and River Of Dreams. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Billy Joel.

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About Lyrics and Somewhere Along The Line by Billy Joel

When you decide to study the lyrics to Somewhere Along The Line, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Billy Joel. Some of the lyrics to Somewhere Along The Line have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Billy Joel and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Somewhere Along The Line if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Somewhere Along The Line" means the words set to the music of Somewhere Along The Line, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Billy Joel. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Somewhere Along The Line and the lyrics to Somewhere Along The Line are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Billy Joel who came here looking just for the lyrics to Somewhere Along The Line, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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