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BILLY JOEL lyrics : "Piano Man"

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The Regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me

Makin' love to his tonic and gin

He says, "Son, can you play me a memory

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, di da da
La la, di da da da dum


Chorus:
Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright


Now 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, di da da
La la, di da da da dum


And 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
Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight

Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you got us feeling alright


Now 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 life

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, di da da

La la, di da da da dum

Chorus:

Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody

And you got us feeling alright

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