Who Sang And So It Goes? Billy Joel
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Some other versions of "And So It Goes"
- Song TitleRelease TitleYearArtist
- And So It GoesWild Tales1973Graham Nash
- And So It GoesOasis1988Roberta Flack
- And So It GoesWill the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 21989The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- And So It GoesThe Stonewall Celebration Concert1994Renato Russo
- And So It GoesTrue to Life1994The Chenille Sisters
- And So It GoesCollage1996Karrin Allyson
- And So It GoesThe Well2001Jennifer Warnes
- And So It GoesHold Me2001Carol Welsman
- And So It GoesMr. Buechner's Dream2001Daniel Amos
- And So It GoesThe Journey Within2003Bernie Williams
- And So It GoesThe Finest Example Is You2005Burnside Project
- And So It GoesReturn to You2007Sara Gazarek
- And So It GoesStates of Mind: A Tribute to Billy Joel2007Berlin Voices
- And So It GoesA Fifth2010On the Rocks
- And So It GoesSomething Beautiful2016Jordan Smith
- And So It GoesProtection2016face to face
- And So it GoesAnd So It Goes: Songs of Folk & Lore2018Billy Joel / Peter Berring
- And So It GoesForever & AlwaysPriscilla Herdman
- And so it goesGoldBilly Joel / Bob Chilcott
- And So It GoesTresors a CapellaThe King’s Singers
- And So It GoesAnd So It GoesDon Williams
publisher: ©Universal Music Publishing Group
writers: Billy Joel
release date: 1989-10-4
length: 3:38
producer: Billy Joel and Mick Jones
piano: Billy Joel
lead vocals: Billy Joel
mixer: Jay Healy
engineer: Jay Healy
synthesizer: Billy Joel
assistant engineer: Gary Solomon, Suzanne Hollander, Dana Becker, Joe Pirerra, Tim Crish and David Dorn
In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along
I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense
And every time I've held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose
But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break
And this is why my eyes are closed
It's just as well for all I've seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows
So I would choose to be with you
That's if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows.
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along
I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense
And every time I've held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose
But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break
And this is why my eyes are closed
It's just as well for all I've seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows
So I would choose to be with you
That's if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows.
