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
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
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 some place
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
Now Paul is a real
estate novelist
who never had
time for a wife
And he's talking
with Davey
who's still in the navy
And probably will
be for life
And the waitress is
practicing politics
As the businessmen
slowly get stoned
Yes they're sharing a drink
they call loneliness
But it's better than
drinking 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 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
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
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