“Then he got to ‘and I want you for all time’ and said, ‘Ultimately, Wichita Lineman is about an ordinary man thinking extraordinary thoughts’”: Jimmy Webb says that hearing Billy Joel deconstruct the lyrics to his greatest song brought him to tears

“Then he got to ‘and I want you for all time’ and said, ‘Ultimately, Wichita Lineman is about an ordinary man thinking extraordinary thoughts’”: Jimmy Webb says that hearing Billy Joel deconstruct the lyrics to his greatest song brought him to tears

“He said, ‘And I need you more than want you … that’s divorce, right?’”