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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Late at night
When it's dark and cold
I reach out
For someone to hold
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
In my time
I've wandered everywhere
Around this world
She would always be there
[Verse 4]
Any day
Any hour
All it takes
Is the power in my hands
And this baby grand's been good to me
[Verse 5]
Alright? (Alright)
[Verse 6]
I've had friends
Oh, but they slipped away
And I've had fame
But it doesn't stay
[Verse 7]
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
[Verse 8]
Oh, they say
"No one's gonna play this on the radio"
Why? I don't believe that (I don't believe it, either)
They said, "Melancholy blues were dead and gone"
[Verse 9]
But only songs like these
Played in Minor keys
Keep those memories holding on
[Verse 10]
I've come far
From the life I strayed in
And I've got the scars
From those dives I played in
[Verse 11]
Now I'm home
And I'm weary
And in my bones
Every dreary one-night stand
And my baby grand
Is coming home with me, with me
[Verse 12]
Ever since this gig began
My baby grand's been good to me
Written by: Billy Joel
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