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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billy Joel
Vocals
Tom Bahler
Background Vocals
Liberty De Vitto
Drums
Doug Stegmeyer
Bass Guitar
David Brown
Lead Guitar
Russell Javors
Rhythm Guitar
Mark Rivera
Background Vocals
Richard Tee
Piano
Michael Brecker
Tenor Saxophone
Ronnie Cuber
Baritone Saxophone
John Gatchell
Trumpet
Joe Shepley
Trumpet
Rory Dodd
Background Vocals
Frank Floyd
Background Vocals
Ullanda Mccullough
Background Vocals
Ron Taylor
Background Vocals
Terry Textor
Background Vocals
Eric Troyer
Background Vocals
Mike Alexander
Background Vocals
L. Groves
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Joel
Songwriter
David Matthews
Horn Arranger
Tom Bahler
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Ramone
Producer
Jim Boyer
Engineer
Bradshaw Leigh
Additional Engineer
Mike Allaire
Assistant Engineer
Scott James
Assistant Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Whooo-hooo-hooo
Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo
Listen boy
I don't want to see you let a good thing
Slip away (Slip away)
You know I don't like watching
Anybody make the same mistakes I made
She's a real nice girl
And she's always there for you
But a nice girl wouldn't tell you
What you should do
Oh, listen boy
I'm sure that you think you got it all under control
You don't want somebody telling you
The way to stay in someone's soul
You're a big boy now
And you'll never let her go
(You'll never, never let her go)
But that's just the kind of thing
She ought to know
Tell her about it
Tell her everything you feel
Give her every reason to accept
That you're for real
Tell her about it
Tell her all your crazy dreams
Let her know you need her
Let her know how much she means
Whooo-hooo-hooo
Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo
Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
(Certain guarantee)
To insure yourself
You've got to provide communication constantly
When you love someone
You're always insecure
And there's only one good way to reassure
Tell her about it
Let her know how much you care
When she can't be with you
Tell her you wish you were there
Tell her about it
Every day before you leave
Pay her some attention
Give her something to believe
'Cause now and then
She'll get to worrying
Just because you haven't spoken for so long
And though you may not have done anything
Will that be a consolation when she's gone?
Listen boy
It's good information from a man
Who's made mistakes
Just a word or two that she gets from you
Could be the difference that it makes
She's a trusting soul
She's put her trust in you
(You know she's put her trust in you)
But a girl like that won't tell you
What you should do
Tell her about it
Tell her everything you feel
Give her every reason
To accept that you're for real
Tell her about it
Tell her all your crazy dreams
Let her know you need her
Let her know how much she means
Tell her about it
Tell her how you feel right now (Tell her about it)
Just tell her about it (Tell her about it)
The girl don't want to wait too long (Tell her about it)
You got to tell her about it (Tell her about it)
Tell her now and you won't go wrong (Tell her about it)
You got to tell her about it (Tell her about it)
Before it gets too late (Tell her about it)
You got to tell her about it (Tell her about it)
You know the girl don't want to wait (Tell her about it)
You got to tell her about it
Writer(s): Billy Joel
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