For The Longest Time (Billy Joel) - Barbershop Quartet

For The Longest Time (Billy Joel) - Barbershop Quartet ► WANT TO LEARN THIS SONG? VISIT MY WEBSITE: http://julienneel.com ► SUPPORT MY MUSIC:   / trudbol   ► DOWNLOAD MY SONGS: http://trudbol.bandcamp.com ► FACEBOOK:   / trudbolmusic   An international A Cappella multitrack collab cover by: ► Sonny (Lead):    / sgtsonny   ► Julien Neel (Bass / Baritone / Tenor):    / trudbol   --- CREDITS ► Original song by Billy Joel ► Arr. by Tom Gentry: https://www.choralmusicdirect.com/pro... ► Audio mixing by Julien Neel ► Video editing by Julien Neel --- ABOUT THIS SONG "The Longest Time" ("For The Longest Time") is a doo-wop single by Billy Joel. The song was released as a single in 1984 as the fourth single from the 1983 album An Innocent Man. It reached number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. Overseas, the song went to number twenty-five on the UK Singles Chart. The song features Joel on lead vocals and all backing vocals. Joel recorded 14 different background tracks which were mixed into the song. --- LYRICS Oh, oh, oh For the longest time Oh, oh, oh For the longest time If you said goodbye to me tonight There would still be music left to write What else could I do I'm so inspired by you That hasn't happened for the longest time Once I thought my innocence was gone Now I know that happiness goes on That's where you found me When you put your arms around me I haven't been there for the longest time Oh, oh, oh For the longest time Oh, oh, oh For the longest time I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall And the greatest miracle of all Is how I need you And how you needed me too That hasn't happened for the longest time Maybe this won't last very long But you feel so right And I could be wrong Maybe I've been hoping too hard But I've gone this far And it's more that I hoped for Who knows how much further we'll go on Maybe I'll be sorry when you're gone I'll take my chances I forgot how nice romance is I haven't been there for the longest time I had second thoughts at the start I said to myself Hold on to your heart Now I know the woman that you are You're wonderful so far And it's more that I hoped for I don't care what consequence it brings I have been a fool for lesser things I want you so bad I think you ought to know that I intend to hold you for The longest time