Billy Joel - Christie Lee (Unreleased Version) lyrics

One, two, a-one two three

Let me tell you a story about a woman and a man

Maybe you will find familiar, maybe you won't understand

The man's name I don't remember, he was always Joe to me

But I can't forget the woman, she was always Christie Lee

Well he was working in a night club, that's where he played the saxophone

He used to fake to stock arrangements, he left the customers alone

But one night before the last song about a quarter after three

He saw her standing at the coat check, he made his move on Christie Lee...solo

She was a nice piece of music, she had a rhythm all her own

He blew a solo like a blind man, she really dug his saxophone

She wanted more than just an encore and he could play in every key

He left the stage and packed his alto and he took it home with Christie Lee...bridge

Oh I heard the man knew "the Bird" like the bible

You know the man could blow an educated axe

He couldn't see that Christie Lee was a woman

Who didn't need another lover, all she wanted was the sax

It took a while for him to notice (second ending) It took a while for him to see

He was never in control here, it was always Christie Lee...solo

Second bridge...Oh I guess the man took a calculated gamble

Yes the man had the power to perform

But Christie Lee was more than he knew how to handle

She didn't want him as a man all she needed was the horn

They say that Joe became a wino, they say he always drinks alone

They say he stumbles like a blind man, they say he sold his saxophone

So even the band must face the music, that's what the moral is to me

The only time he hit the high note is when he played for Christie Lee...sax!

Christie Lee, Christie Lee, Christie Lee, Christie Lee, oh oh oh, Christie Lee

Guitar! Piano! Sax!

Ah, Christie Lee, Christie Lee, Christie Lee, Christie Lee

The only time you hit the high note is when he played for Christie Lee...guitar!