Piano Man - Billy Joel

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday, The regular crowd shuffles in

There's an old man sitting next to me, Making love to his tonic and gin

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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 F

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

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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"

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

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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 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 a while

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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 doing here?"