"Summer, Highland Falls" by Billy Joel.

OK, girls and boys, back to the 70s: It was the summer (hint, hint!) of 1975 and Billy Joel decided to move back to New York after spending three years in L.A. recording two albums. His marriage to his first wife, Elizabeth Weber, was failing and his manic-depressive condition was taking its toll on his personal life and career. He relocated to a quaint village 50 miles north of NYC, where he penned this song about mental illness and strained interpersonal relations. It became the second track on his 1976 "Turnstiles" album but was never released as a single. Some say that it is his finest composition. Haunting rising and falling rolling arpeggios with the left hand playing "depression" and the right hand playing a bouncy "manic". A staple of his live appearances. The two opening lines have become very popular in high-school yearbooks and graduations. Very seldom does a cover version of a tune surpass the original but, in my humble opinion, Peter, Paul and Mary's 1978 rendition from their "Reunion" album is far better than Billy's (if that's possible!). Song? Answer: "Summer, Highland Falls" by Billy Joel. Highland Falls is a historic village north of New York City. "They say that these are not the best of times / But they're the only times I've ever known" has been used extensively in yearbooks and commencement addresses. We had the privilege of seeing Peter, Paul and Mary at the Valley Forge Music Fair in '78 during their "Reunion" tour. Their rendition is one for the ages. It saddens me that Noel Paul Stookey is the only one still alive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tQKW9aquT0&list=RD1tQKW9aquT0&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQDp09DHa14&list=RDqQDp09DHa14&start_radio=1