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

Making 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 na-- na---

na- na-- na-

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

feeling 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 na--

na--- na- na-- na-

Now Paul is

a real estate novelist

Who never had time

for a wife

And he's talking

with Davy

Who's still

in the navy

And probably

will be for life

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

drinking alone

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

feeling alright-

It's a pretty good

crowd for a Saturday

And the manager

give me a smile

'Cause he knows

that it's me

They've been coming

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 doing here

Oh- na-- na---

na- na-- na-

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

feeling alright-