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.
la la la, di da da
La la, di di da da dum
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 all feelin all right
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he s quick with a joke
and he ll light up your smoke
But there s some place that he d rather be
He says, Bill, I believe this is killing me.
As his 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
Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he s talkin with Davy,
who s still in the Navy
And probably will be for life
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessman slowly gets stoned
Yes, they re sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it s better than drinkin 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 got us all feeling alright
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 comin to see
To forget about their 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?
Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum
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 got us all feeling alright