"Piano Man"
[00:30.80] It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
[00:36.15] The regular crowd shuffles in
[00:39.34] There's an old man sittin' next to me
[00:43.32] Makin' love to his tonic and gin
[00:47.62] .
[00:57.69] He says, "Son, can you play me a memory?
[01:01.94] I'm not really sure how it goes
[01:05.92] But it's sad, and it's sweet, and I knew it complete
[01:10.17] When I wore a younger man's clothes"
[01:14.41] La, la-la, di-dee-da
[01:19.25] La-la, di-dee-da da-dum
[01:26.95] Sing us a song, you're the piano man
[01:30.94] Sing us a song tonight
[01:34.39] Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
[01:38.90] And you've got us feelin' alright
[01:42.64] .
[01:57.01] Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
[02:01.26] He gets me my drinks for free
[02:04.98] And he's quick with a joke, or to light up your smoke
[02:09.01] But there's someplace that he'd rather be
[02:14.87] He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me"
[02:18.91] As the smile ran away from his face
[02:23.16] "Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star
[02:27.41] If I could get out of this place"
[02:31.15] Oh, la, la-la, di-dee-da
[02:36.20] La-la, di-dee-da da-dum
[02:43.39] Now Paul is a real estate novelist
[02:47.64] Who never had time for a wife
[02:51.62] And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the navy
[02:55.87] And probably will be for life
[02:59.88] .
[03:09.15] And the waitress is practicing politics
[03:13.45] As the businessmen slowly get stoned
[03:17.47] Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
[03:21.72] But it's better than drinkin' alone
[03:25.99] (Piano Solo)
[03:42.07] Sing us a song, you're the piano man
[03:46.05] Sing us a song tonight
[03:49.24] Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
[03:53.75] And you've got us feelin' alright
[03:57.73] .
[04:11.83] It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
[04:15.81] And the manager gives me a smile
[04:19.80] 'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
[04:23.78] To forget about life for a while
[04:29.09] And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
[04:33.34] And the microphone smells like a beer
[04:37.32] And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
[04:41.31] And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
[04:45.30] Oh, la, la-la, di-dee-da
[04:50.35] La-la, di-dee-da da-dum
[04:57.81] Sing us a song, you're the piano man
[05:01.79] Sing us a song tonight
[05:05.25] Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
[05:09.78] And you've got us feelin' alright
[05:13.53] .
