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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billy Joel
Lead Vocals
Liberty DeVitto
Drums
David Brown
Electric Guitar
Mick Jones
Electric Guitar
Schuyler Deale
Bass Guitar
Jeff Jacobs
Synthesizer
Lenny Pickett
Saxophone
Andrew Love
Horn
Wayne Jackson
Horn
Richard Marx
Background Vocals
Crystal Taliefero
Background Vocals
Pattie Darcy
Background Vocals
Frank Floyd
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Joel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Billy Joel
Producer
Mick Jones
Producer
Jay Healy
Mixing Engineer
David Dorn
Assistant Engineer
Tim Crich
Assistant Engineer
Joe Pirerra
Assistant Engineer
Dana Becker
Assistant Engineer
Gary Solomon
Assistant Engineer
Suzanne Hollander
Assistant Engineer
Gary Soloman
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
Safe at harbor, everything is easy
Off to starboard, daylight comes up fast
Now I'm restless for the open water
Red flags are flying from the Coast Guard mast
They told me to stay, I heard all the information
I motored away and steered straight ahead
Though the weatherman said
There's a storm front coming (mood indigo)
White water running and the pressure is low
Storm front coming (mood indigo)
Small craft warning on the radio
I've been sailing a long time on this ocean
Man gets lonesome, all those years at sea
I've got a woman, my life should be easy
Most men hunger for the life I lead
The morning was gray, but I had the motivation
I drifted away and ran into more
Heavy weather off shore
There's a storm front coming (mood indigo)
White water running and the pressure is low
Storm front coming (mood indigo)
Small craft warning on the radio
We've got a low pressure system and a northeast breeze
We've got a falling barometer and rising seas
We've got the cumulonimbus and possible gail
We've got a force nine blowing on the Beaufort scale
I'm still restless for the open water
Though she gives me everything I need
She asked me to stay, but I'd done my navigation
I drove her away, but I should have known
To stay tied up at home
There's a storm front coming (mood indigo)
White water running and the pressure is low
Storm front coming (mood indigo)
Small craft warning on the radio
Writer(s): Billy Joel
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