Piano Man |
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by Billy Joel
Available on the album Piano Man.
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
Chorus:
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and ginHe says, "Son, can you play me a melody?
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes"La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Chorus
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alrightNow John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
As the smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da daNow Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the navy
And probably will be for lifeAnd the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone
Chorus
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
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