Billy Joel Piano Man Lyrics

Piano Man Lyrics

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 say, 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
Da
da da de de da
da da de de da da da
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
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 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
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 coming to see
To forget about life for awhile.
And
the piano 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?"
Da da da de de da
da da de de da da da
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.