Piano Man

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"
Oh la la li li la
la la li li la la la
Sing us a song
you're the piano man
Sing us a song
tonight
Well
we're all
In the mood
for a melody
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
Oh if I could
get out of this place"
Oh la la li li la
la la li li la la la
Sing us a song
you're the piano man
Sing us a song
tonight
Well
we're all
In the mood
for a melody
You've got us
feelin' alright

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
Say
"man
What are you doin'
here?"
Sing us a song
you're the piano man
Sing us a song
tonight
Well
we're all
In the mood
for a melody
You've got us
feelin' alright
You've got us
feelin' alright
You've got us
you've got us
Feel
feelin' alright