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 de de da. La la de de 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 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 a 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 de de da. La la de de 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 bus’nessmen slowly get 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’ve got us 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 life for a while.
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?”
La la la de de da. La la de de 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 feeling alright.
1973 – Billy Joel – Album: Piano Man