Baby Grand

Album: The Bridge (1986)
Charted: 75
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  • Late at night when it's dark and cold
    I reach out for someone to hold
    When I'm blue, when I'm lonely
    She comes through, she's the only one who can
    My baby grand is all I need

    In my time, I've wandered everywhere
    Around this world, she would always be there
    Any day, any hour
    All it takes is the power in my hands
    This baby grand's been good to me

    (Alright)

    I've had friends, oh, but they slipped away
    And I've had fame, but it doesn't stay
    I've made fortunes, I spent them fast enough
    As for women, they don't lust with just one man
    But my baby grand is gonna stand by me

    Oh, they say that no one's gonna play this on the radio
    (What? I don't believe that)
    (Oh, believe it, brother)
    They said, melancholy blues were dead and gone
    But only songs like these played in minor keys
    Keep those memories holding on

    I've come far from the life I strayed in
    And I've got the scars from those dives I played in
    Now I'm home, and I'm weary
    And in my bones, every dreary one night stand
    My baby grand is coming home with me
    With me

    Ever since this gig began
    My baby grand's been good to me Writer/s: Billy Joel
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Paul from Greenwood, ScIf you listen to the original release of Ray Charles' "Georgia on my mind", the chord progression is almost identical as this one.
  • Dc from Hilo, HiBilly Joel wrote this song the day before Ray Charles was to record it with him. Ray was one of Joel's main influences and considers it one of his most memorable studio experiences.
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