Joel Billy - Piano Man lyrics

It's nine o'clock on a saturday<br>The regular crowd shuffles in<br>There's an old man sitting next to me<br>Makin' love to his tonic and gin<br><br>He says, son, can you play me a memory? <br>I'm not really sure how it goes<br>But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete<br>When I wore a younger man's clothes<br><br>La la la, de de da<br>La la, de de da da da<br><br>Chorus:<br>Sing us a song, you're the piano man<br>Sing us a song tonight<br>Well, we're all in the mood for a melody<br>And you've got us feelin' alright<br><br>Now john at the bar is a friend of mine<br>He gets me my drinks for free<br>And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke<br>But there's someplace that he'd rather be<br>He says, bill, I believe this is killing me.<br>As the smile ran away from his face<br>Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star<br>If I could get out of this place<br><br>Oh, la la la, de de da<br>La la, de de da da da<br><br>Now paul is a real estate novelist<br>Who never had time for a wife<br>And he's talkin' with davy who's still in the navy<br>And probably will be for life<br><br>And the waitress is practicing politics<br>As the businessmen slowly get stoned<br>Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness<br>But it's better than drinkin' alone<br><br>Chorus<br><br>It's a pretty good crowd for a saturday<br>And the manager gives me a smile<br>'cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see<br>To forget about life for a while<br>And the piano, it sounds like a carnival<br>And the microphone smells like a beer<br>And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar<br>And say, man, what are you doin' here? <br><br>Oh, la la la, de de da<br>La la, de de da da da<br><br>Chorus