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It′s 9 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 melody, 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"
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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 feelin′ alright
Now John at the bar he′s 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 oh this is killing me" as a smile ran away from his face,
"But 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 talkin′ with Davy who′s still in the navy, and probably will be for life
And the waitress is practicing politics, as the businessmen slowly get ***
Yes they′re sharing a drink they call loneliness, but it′s better than drinkin′ alone
[chorus]
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 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?"
[chorus]
