Piano Man

Intro: Its 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 its sad and its sweet and I knew it complete When I wore a younger mans clothes La la la, de de da La la, de de da da da Sing us a song, you’re the piano man Sing us a song tonight Well, were 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." And the waitress is practicing politics As the businessmen slowly gets stoned Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But its better than drinkin’ alone Sing us a song, you’re the piano man Sing us a song tonight Well, were all in the mood for a melody And you’ve got us feelin alright Its a pretty good crowd for a Saturday And the manager gives me a smile cause he knows that its 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? La la la, de de da La la, de de da da da Sing us a song, you’re the piano man Sing us a song tonight Well, were all in the mood for a melody And you’ve got us feelin alright