[ar:Billy Joel] [ti:Piano Man] [al:Piano Man] [offset:0] [00:30.87]It's nine o'clock on a Saturday [00:36.49]The regular crowd shuffles in [00:39.55]There's an old man sitting next to me [00:43.73]Making love to his tonic and gin [00:57.90]He says,“Son can you play me a memory [01:02.08]I'm not really sure how it goes [01:06.17]But it's sad and it's sweet [01:10.35]And I knew it complete When I wore a younger man's clothes” [01:14.76]La la la di di da da [01:19.63]La la di di du du dum [01:26.93]Sing us a song you're the piano man [01:30.93]Sing us a song tonight [01:34.67]Well we're all in the mood for a melody [01:38.91]And you've got us feeling alright [01:57.01]Now John at the bar is a friend of mine [02:01.31]He gets me my drinks for free [02:05.18]And he's quick with a joke [02:06.93]And light up your smoke [02:09.05]But there's some place that he'd rather be [02:14.86]He says,“Bill,I believe this is killing me” [02:18.97]As his smile ran away from his face [02:23.09]Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star [02:27.21]If I could get out of this place [02:31.32]Oh la la la di di da [02:35.70]La la di di da da da [02:43.56]Now Paul is a real estate novelist [02:47.74]Who never had time for a wife [02:51.61]And he's talkin' with Davy [02:53.54]Who's still in the Navy [02:55.60]And probably will be for life [03:09.31]And the waitress is practicing politics [03:13.43]As the businessman slowly gets stoned [03:17.48]Yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness [03:21.54]But it's better than drinkin' alone [03:41.75]Sing us a song you're the piano man [03:45.74]Sing us a song tonight [03:49.17]Well we're all in the mood for a melody [03:53.73]And you got us all feeling alright [04:11.89]It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday [04:15.82]And the manager gives me a smile [04:19.88]'Cause he knows [04:20.62]That it's me they've been comin' to see [04:23.75]To forget about their life for a while [04:29.30]And the piano it sounds like a carnival [04:33.42]And the microphone smells like a beer [04:37.22]And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar [04:41.40]And say Man what are you doin' here [04:45.21]Oh la la la di da da [04:49.58]La la di da da da dum [04:57.63]Sing us a song you're the piano man [05:01.56]Sing us a song tonight [05:05.18]Well we're all in the mood for a melody [05:09.38]And you got us all feeling alright