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Got a call from an old friend
We used to be real close
Said he couldn`t go on the American way
Closed the shop, sold the house
Bought a ticket to the West Coast
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.

I don`t need you to worry for me cause I`m alright
I don`t want you to tell me it`s time to come home
I don`t care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone

I never said you had to offer me a second chance
(I never said you had to)
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
(I never said)
I still belong, don`t get me wrong
And you can speak your mind
But not on my time

They will tell you, you can`t sleep alone in a strange place
Then they`ll tell you, you can`t sleep with somebody else
Ah, but sooner or later you sleep in your own space
Either way it`s okay, you wake up with yourself

I don`t need you to worry for me cause I`m alright
I don`t want you to tell me it`s time to come home
I don`t care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone

I never said you had to offer me a second chance
(I never said you had to)
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
(Of cirumstance)
I still belong, don`t get me wrong
And you can speak your mind
But not on my time

I don`t care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone

(Keep it to yourself, it`s my life.)
(Keep it to yourself, it`s my life.)
(Keep it to yourself, it`s my life.)
(Keep it to yourself, it`s my life.)


Submitted by Michael Hack

Release History

The Billy Joel song "My Life" appears on the following albums:
12 Gardens Live
09 June 2006

12 Gardens Live

  1. Angry Young Man (5:20)
  2. Goodnight Saigon (7:01)
  3. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (3:29)
  4. My Life (3:52)
  5. An Innocent Man (5:18)
  6. Everybody Loves You Now (3:09)
  7. The Ballad of Billy the Kid (5:18)
  8. The Downeaster Alexa (3:43)
  9. She'a Always a Woman (3:41)
  10. The Entertainer (3:40)
  11. Keeping the Faith (4:39)
  12. Vienna (3:34)
  13. New York State of Mind (6:01)
  14. The River of Dreams (3:58)
  15. A Matter of Trust (4:08)
  16. The Night Is Still Young (5:29)
  17. We Didn't Start the Fire (4:28)
  18. Zanzibar (2:42)
  19. Big Shot (4:03)
  20. Miami 2017 (I've Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) (5:12)
  21. The Great Wall of China (5:46)
  22. You May Be Right (4:13)
  23. Allentown (3:52)
  24. Only the Good Die Young (3:37)
  25. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (7:33)
  26. She's Right on Time (4:14)
  27. Don't Ask Me Why (2:57)
  28. Piano Man (5:38)
  29. And So It Goes (3:39)
  30. Laura (5:00)
  31. A Room of Our Own (4:09)
  32. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me (2:53)
52nd Street
21 July 1978

52nd Street

  1. Big Shot (4:03)
  2. Honesty (3:53)
  3. My Life (3:52)
  4. Zanzibar (2:42)
  5. Stiletto (5:09)
  6. Rosalinda's Eyes (4:51)
  7. Half a Mile Away (4:43)
  8. Until the Night (7:31)
  9. 52nd Street (2:27)
Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection
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Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection

  1. Just the Way You Are (4:09)
  2. My Life (3:52)
  3. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me (2:53)
  4. An Innocent Man (5:18)
  5. Piano Man (5:38)
  6. You're My Home (Live) (3:12)
  7. Everybody Loves You Now (3:09)
  8. The Entertainer (3:40)
  9. Streetlife Serenader (Live) (5:16)
  10. New York State of Mind (6:01)
  11. Say Goodbye to Hollywood (4:36)
  12. She's Got A Way (2:48)
  13. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (3:29)
  14. She's Always a Woman (3:21)
  15. Honesty (3:53)
  16. You May Be Right (4:13)
  17. Don't Ask Me Why (2:57)
  18. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)** (Live) (5:09)
  19. Uptown Girl (3:12)
  20. Tell Her About It (3:50)
  21. The River of Dreams (3:58)
  22. The Longest Time (3:38)
  23. We Didn't Start the Fire (4:28)
  24. Goodnight Saigon (7:01)
  25. Allentown (3:52)
  26. All for Leyna (4:12)
  27. This is the Time (4:59)
  28. Leave A Tender Moment Alone (3:56)
  29. A Matter of Trust (4:08)
  30. Modern Woman (3:49)
  31. I Go to Extremes (4:23)
  32. Leningrad (4:03)
  33. The Downeaster Alexa (3:43)
  34. You're Only Human (Second Wind) (4:48)
  35. All About Soul (remix) (5:58)
My Life
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1978

My Life

  1. My Life (3:52)
  2. 52nd Street (2:27)
My Life / 52nd Street
1978

My Life / 52nd Street

  1. My Life (3:52)
  2. 52nd Street (2:27)
My Life / Big Shot
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My Life / Big Shot

  1. My Life (3:52)
  2. Big Shot (4:03)
My Lives
22 November 2005

My Lives

  1. Captain Jack (live) (7:20)
  2. Movin Out (3:44)
  3. My Journey's End (2:07)
  4. No Man's Land (5:06)
  5. The Downeaster "Alexa" (album version) (3:45)
  6. I Go to Extremes (live) (4:52)
  7. Pressure (4:39)
  8. The End Of The World (3:23)
  9. Time And Time Again (2:01)
  10. You May Be Right (live) (4:49)
  11. Ballad Of Billy The Kid (5:52)
  12. Big Shot (4:03)
  13. Every Step I Take, Every Move I Make (2:29)
  14. Shout (3:00)
  15. The Prime of Your Life (3:44)
  16. All Shook Up (2:10)
  17. Don't Worry Baby (3:26)
  18. Leningrad (4:03)
  19. She's Right on Time (4:14)
  20. You've Got Me Hummin' (2:27)
  21. Allentown (3:52)
  22. Amplifier Fire (3:07)
  23. Elvis Presley Blvd. (3:16)
  24. Goodnight Saigon (Vietnam Veterans Version) (6:30)
  25. Heartbreak Hotel (3:21)
  26. Los Angelenos (3:55)
  27. My Life (3:52)
  28. Nobody Knows But Me (2:55)
  29. Only A Man (Demo, Never Released) (3:16)
  30. When You Wish Upon A Star (3:43)
  31. An Innocent Man (5:18)
  32. I Go to Extremes (4:23)
  33. In A Sentimental Mood (4:02)
  34. New York State of Mind (6:01)
  35. She's Got a Way (album version) (2:56)
  36. Christie Lee (4:03)
  37. Motorcycle Song (demo) (4:20)
  38. Opus 1. Soliloquy ("On a Separation") (11:23)
  39. Oyster Bay (Demo, Never Released) (3:46)
  40. Shades of Grey (4:30)
  41. Easy Money (4:02)
  42. Opus 8. Suite for Piano ("Star-Crossed"): I. Innamorato (7:47)
  43. Piano Man (Demo, Never Released) (2:53)
  44. The River of Dreams (3:58)
  45. You Picked a Real Bad Time (4:56)
  46. And So It Goes (3:39)
  47. Goodnight Saigon (7:01)
  48. Opus 8. Suite for Piano ("Star-Crossed"): II. Sorbetto (1:31)
  49. The River of Dreams (alternate version) (5:50)
  50. The Siegfried Line (Demo, Never Released) (2:36)
  51. A Hard Days Night (2:44)
  52. I'll Cry Instead (Live) (2:24)
  53. New Mexico (demo, Never Released, Became "Worse Comes to Worst") (2:38)
  54. Opus 8. Suite for Piano ("Star-Crossed"): III. Delusion (3:36)
  55. We Didn't Start the Fire (4:28)
  56. Cross To Bear (Demo, Never Released) (4:20)
  57. Elegy: The Great Peconic (6:50)
  58. Keeping the Faith (12" version) (4:53)
  59. Light As The Breeze (6:14)
  60. "Glass Houses" Promotional Spot (8:57)
  61. Miami 2017 (Demo, Never Released) (4:51)
  62. Modern Woman (3:49)
  63. To Make You Feel My Love (3:55)
  64. Baby Grand (4:05)
  65. Hey Girl (3:57)
  66. Piano Man (5:38)
  67. These Rhinestone Days (demo, Never Released, Became "I Loved These Days") (3:01)
  68. Everybody Has a Dream (6:36)
  69. Getting Closer (5:38)
  70. Why Should I Worry? (3:34)
  71. House Of Blue Light (4:29)
  72. Only The Good Die Young (Alternate Version, Never Released) (3:39)
  73. Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? (album version) (1:59)
  74. Highway 61 Revisited (demo) (5:09)
  75. Money or Love (4:02)
  76. Until the Night (album version) (6:38)
  77. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Live) (2:54)
  78. Zanzibar (Album Version, Unfaded) (6:48)
  79. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me (album version) (2:57)
The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997
1997

The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997

  1. Keeping the Faith (4:39)
  2. My Life (3:52)
  3. Piano Man (5:38)
  4. Spoken Intro: Music Concepts (10:19)
  5. An Innocent Man (5:18)
  6. Big Shot (4:03)
  7. Captain Jack (6:56)
  8. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant (live unreleased version) (7:51)
  9. A Matter of Trust (4:08)
  10. Beatles Influence (5:19)
  11. The Entertainer (3:40)
  12. You May Be Right (4:13)
  13. Baby Grand (4:05)
  14. Hard Day's Night (live unreleased version) (2:53)
  15. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me (2:53)
  16. Say Goodbye to Hollywood (4:36)
  17. Don't Ask Me Why (2:57)
  18. New York State of Mind (6:01)
  19. This is the Time (4:59)
  20. Why Vienna? (9:29)
  21. Leningrad (4:03)
  22. She's Got A Way (2:48)
  23. The Stranger (5:10)
  24. Vienna (live unreleased version) (3:41)
  25. History Through Music (4:32)
  26. Pressure (4:39)
  27. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (7:33)
  28. We Didn't Start the Fire (4:28)
  29. Allentown (3:52)
  30. I Go to Extremes (4:23)
  31. Just the Way You Are (4:09)
  32. We Didn't Start the Fire (live unreleased version) (5:13)
  33. And So It Goes (3:39)
  34. Goodnight Saigon (7:01)
  35. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (3:29)
  36. Music Source (9:14)
  37. Only the Good Die Young (3:37)
  38. Tell Her About It (3:50)
  39. The Downeaster Alexa (3:43)
  40. The River of Dreams (unreleased original studio recording) (5:21)
  41. Piano Bar (7:47)
  42. Shameless (4:28)
  43. She's Always a Woman (3:21)
  44. Uptown Girl (3:12)
  45. All About Soul (remix) (5:58)
  46. Piano Man (live unreleased version) (6:32)
  47. The Longest Time (3:38)
  48. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) (3:32)
  49. You're Only Human (Second Wind) (4:48)
  50. The Night Is Still Young (5:29)
  51. The River of Dreams (3:58)
  52. To Make You Feel My Love (3:55)
  53. Hey Girl (3:57)
  54. Light As The Breeze (6:14)
The Essential Billy Joel
02 October 2001

The Essential Billy Joel

  1. Goodnight Saigon (7:01)
  2. Piano Man (5:38)
  3. An Innocent Man (5:18)
  4. You're My Home (3:13)
  5. Captain Jack (6:56)
  6. Uptown Girl (3:12)
  7. The Entertainer (3:40)
  8. The Longest Time (3:38)
  9. Say Goodbye to Hollywood (4:36)
  10. Tell Her About It (3:50)
  11. Leave A Tender Moment Alone (3:56)
  12. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) (5:10)
  13. A Matter of Trust (4:08)
  14. New York State of Mind (6:01)
  15. Baby Grand (4:05)
  16. She's Always a Woman (3:21)
  17. I Go to Extremes (4:23)
  18. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (3:29)
  19. Only the Good Die Young (3:37)
  20. We Didn't Start the Fire (4:28)
  21. Just the Way You Are (4:09)
  22. Leningrad (4:03)
  23. Honesty (3:53)
  24. The Downeaster Alexa (3:43)
  25. And So It Goes (3:39)
  26. My Life (3:52)
  27. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me (2:53)
  28. The River of Dreams (3:58)
  29. All About Soul (remix) (5:58)
  30. You May Be Right (4:13)
  31. Don't Ask Me Why (2:57)
  32. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) (3:32)
  33. She's Got A Way (2:48)
  34. Waltz #1 (Nunley's Carousel) (6:55)
  35. Allentown (3:52)
  36. Invention In C Minor (0:59)
The Essential Billy Joel 3.0
0000-00-00

The Essential Billy Joel 3.0

  1. Piano Man (5:38)
  2. You're My Home (3:13)
  3. Captain Jack (6:56)
  4. The Entertainer (3:40)
  5. Say Goodbye to Hollywood (4:36)
  6. Miami 2017 (I've Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) (5:12)
  7. New York State of Mind (6:01)
  8. She's Always a Woman (3:21)
  9. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (3:29)
  10. Only the Good Die Young (3:37)
  11. Just the Way You Are (4:09)
  12. Honesty (3:53)
  13. My Life (3:52)
  14. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me (2:53)
  15. You May Be Right (4:13)
  16. Don't Ask Me Why (2:57)
  17. She's Got A Way (Live) (2:59)
  18. Allentown (3:52)
  19. Goodnight Saigon (7:01)
  20. An Innocent Man (5:18)
  21. Uptown Girl (3:12)
  22. The Longest Time (3:38)
  23. Tell Her About It (3:50)
  24. Leave A Tender Moment Alone (3:56)
  25. A Matter of Trust (4:08)
  26. I Go to Extremes (4:23)
  27. We Didn't Start the Fire (4:28)
  28. Leningrad (4:03)
  29. The Downeaster Alexa (3:43)
  30. And So It Goes (3:39)
  31. The River of Dreams (3:58)
  32. All About Soul (remix) (5:58)
  33. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) (3:32)
  34. Waltz no. 1 (Nunley's Carousel) (6:52)
  35. Invention In C Minor (0:59)
  36. Worse Comes to Worst (3:12)
  37. Prelude/Angry Young Man (5:16)
  38. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (7:33)
  39. Big Shot (4:02)
  40. All for Leyna (4:12)
  41. Pressure (4:39)
  42. This is the Time (4:59)
The Ultimate Collection
03 April 2001

The Ultimate Collection

  1. Just the Way You Are (4:09)
  2. Uptown Girl (3:12)
  3. My Life (3:52)
  4. Tell Her About It (3:50)
  5. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me (2:53)
  6. The River of Dreams (3:58)
  7. An Innocent Man (5:18)
  8. The Longest Time (3:38)
  9. Piano Man (5:38)
  10. We Didn't Start the Fire (4:28)
  11. Goodnight Saigon (7:01)
  12. You're My Home (3:13)
  13. Allentown (3:52)
  14. Everybody Loves You Now (3:09)
  15. All for Leyna (4:12)
  16. The Entertainer (3:40)
  17. Streetlife Serenader (5:17)
  18. This is the Time (4:59)
  19. Leave A Tender Moment Alone (3:56)
  20. New York State of Mind (6:01)
  21. A Matter of Trust (4:08)
  22. Say Goodbye to Hollywood (4:36)
  23. Modern Woman (3:49)
  24. She's Got A Way (2:48)
  25. Baby Grand (4:05)
  26. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (3:29)
  27. I Go to Extremes (4:23)
  28. She's Always a Woman (3:21)
  29. Honesty (3:53)
  30. Leningrad (4:03)
  31. The Downeaster Alexa (3:43)
  32. You May Be Right (4:13)
  33. Don't Ask Me Why (2:57)
  34. You're Only Human (Second Wind) (4:48)
  35. All About Soul (remix) (5:58)
  36. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) (5:10)

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