Title: The Longest Time
Artist: Billy Joel
Genre: Pop
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T:The Longest Time
T:The Longest Time
T:Billy Joel
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C:Billy Joel
Z:All Rights Reserved
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w: Oh|oh oh|oh|For the long- est|time|Oh oh|oh|
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w: For the long- est|If you|said good-|bye to me to-|night|
w: |Once I|thought my|in- no- cence was|gone|
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w: There would|still be|mus- ic left to|write|What else could|I do?|
w: Now I|know that|hap- pi- ness goes|on|That's where you|found me|
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w: * I'm so in-|spired _ by you|That has- n't|hap- pened for the|long- est|time|Oh|
w: When you put your|arms a- round me|I have- n't|been there for the|long- est|time||
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w: oh oh|oh|For the long- est|time|Oh oh|oh|For the long- est|
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w: I'm that|voice you're|hear- ing in the|hall|And the|
w: Who knows|how much|fur- ther we'll go|on?|May- be|
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w: great- est|mir- a- cle of|all|Is how I|need you|* And how you|
w: I'll be|sor- ry when you're|gone|I'll take my|chan- ces|I for- got how|
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w: |||||May- be|this won't|
w: need- ed me too|That has- n't|hap- pened for the|long- est|time|I had|sec- ond|
w: nice ro- mance is|I have- n't|been there for the|long- est|time|||
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w: last ver- y|long But|you feel so|right and|I could be|wrong|May- be|I've been|
w: thoughts at the|start I|said to my-|self "Hold|on to your|heart"|Now I|know the|
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w: hop- * ing too|hard *|I've _ gone this|far and it's|more than I|hoped for|I don't|
w: wom- an that you|are You're|won- der- ful so|far and it's|more than I|hoped for||
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w: care what|con- se- quence it|brings|I have|been a|
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w: fool for less er|things|I want you|so bad|I think you|ought to know that|
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w: I in- tend to|hold you for the|long- est|time|Oh|oh oh|oh|
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w: For the long- est|time|Oh oh|oh|For the long- est|
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