Listen to Turn the Lights Back On by Billy Joel

Turn the Lights Back On

Billy Joel

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Billy Joel

Vocals

Freddy Wexler

Keyboards

Leroy Clampitt

Bass

Randy Cooke

Drums

Benjamin Jacobson

Benjamin Jacobson

Violin

Tereza Stanislav

Tereza Stanislav

Violin

Luke Maurer

Viola

Vanessa Freebairn-Smith

Vanessa Freebairn-Smith

Cello

Marco Parisi

Strings

Giampaolo Parisi

Giampaolo Parisi

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Billy Joel

Songwriter

Freddy Wexler

Songwriter

Arthur LaFrentz Bacon

Arthur LaFrentz Bacon

Songwriter

Wayne Hector

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Freddy Wexler

Producer

Leroy Clampitt

Engineer

PARISI

Co-Producer

Emile Haynie

Additional Producer

Dan Glashauser

Engineer

Cian Riordan

Engineer

Kyle Mann

Engineer

Travis Warner

Engineer

Justin Gariano

Engineer

Tom Elmhirst

Mixing Engineer

Randy Merrill

Mastering Engineer

Giampaolo Parisi

Giampaolo Parisi

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Please open the door

Nothing is different, we've been here before

Pacing these halls

Trying to talk

Over the silence

And pride sticks out its tongue

Laughs at the portrait that we've become

Stuck in a frame

Unable to change

I was wrong

[Chorus]

I'm late but I'm here right now

Though I used to be romantic

I forgot somehow

Time can make you blind

But I see you now

As we're layin' in the darkness

Did I wait too long

To turn the lights back on?

[Verse 2]

Here, stuck on a hill

Outsiders inside the home that we built

The cold settles in

It's been a long winter of indifference

And maybe you love me

Maybe you don't

Maybe you'll learn to

And maybe you won't

You've had enough

But I won't give up on you

[Chorus]

I'm late but I'm here right now

And I'm tryin' to find the magic

That we lost somehow

Maybe I was blind

But I see you now

As we're layin' in the darkness

Did I wait too long

To turn the lights back on?

[Chorus]

I'm late but I'm here right now

Is there still time for forgiveness?

Won't you tell me how?

I can't read your mind

But I see you now

As we're layin' in the darkness

Did I wait too long

To turn the lights back on?

[Outro]

I'm here right now

Yes, I'm here right now

Lookin' for forgiveness

I can see

As we're layin' in the darkness

As we're layin' in the darkness

Did I wait too long

To turn the lights back on?

Written by: Arthur LaFrentz Bacon, Billy Joel, Freddy Wexler, Wayne Hector

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