More songs by Billy Joel
Lyrics and translation
Original
I've been livin' for the moment, but I just can't have my way.
And I'm afraid to go to sleep, 'cause tomorrow is today.
People tell me life is sweeter, but I don't hear what they say.
Nothing comes to change my life, so tomorrow is today.
I don't care to know the hour, 'cause it's a-passin' anyway.
I don't have to see tomorrow, 'cause I saw it yesterday.
So I listen for an answer, but the feeling seems to stay.
And what's the use of always dreamin' when tomorrow is today?
Hmm.
Still I'm a-waitin' for the morning, but it feels so far away.
You don't need the love I'm giving, so tomorrow is today.
Oh my, going to the river, gonna take a ride and the Lord will deliver me.
Make my bed, I'm gonna lie in it. If he don't come, sure gonna die in it.
Too late, too much giving. Seen a lot of life and I'm damn sick of living it.
Gonna keep on a-hoping it's sure gonna pass my way.
And someday if your dreams are leaving you, I'll still believe in you.
Ooh, yeah.
I don't care to know the hour, 'cause it's a-passin' anyway.
I don't have to see tomorrow, 'cause I saw it yesterday.
Though I'm livin', oh, and I'm singin', and although my hands still play, soon enough it will all be over 'cause tomorrow is today.
Yeah, yeah.
Thank you. Good night.
Billy Joel live at Sigma Sound Studios.
Before we return to, uh, WMMR's studios, we'd like to thank WMMR's Director of Programming, Jerry Stevens, and our radio concerts producer, Dennis Weiland, who make these concerts possible.
And thanks to Joe Tarsia, Harry Chipitz, Carl Furlo, Don Murray, and Jay Mark of Sigma Sound
Studios, and Dave Hughes of Sound Specialty for their technical help.
This is Ed Shockey at Sigma Sound Studios. Good night.