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It's nine o'clock on a Saturday |
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The regular crowd shuffles in |
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There's an old man sitting next to me |
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Makin' love to his tonic and gin |
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He says' "Son' can you play me a melody? |
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I'm not really sure how it goes “ |
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But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete “ |
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When I wore a younger man's clothes" “ |
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La la la' de de da |
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La la' de de da da da |
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Sing us a song' you're the piano man |
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Sing us a song tonight |
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Well' we're all in the mood for a melody |
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And you've got us feelin' alright |
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Now John at the bar is a friend of mine |
| [02:00] |
He gets me my drinks for free |
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And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke |
| [02:08] |
But there's someplace that he'd rather be |
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He says' "Bill' I believe this is killing me." |
| [02:18] |
As the smile ran away from his face |
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"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star “ |
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If I could get out of this place" “ |
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Oh' la la la' de de da |
| [02:35] |
La la' de de da da da |
| [02:42] |
Now Paul is a real estate novelist |
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Who never had time for a wife |
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And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the navy |
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And probably will be for life |
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And the waitress is practicing politics |
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As the businessmen slowly get stoned |
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Yes' they're sharing a drink they call loneliness |
| [03:21] |
But it's better than drinkin' alone |
| [04:11] |
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday |
| [04:15] |
And the manager gives me a smile |
| [04:19] |
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see |
| [04:23] |
To forget about life for a while |
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And the piano' it sounds like a carnival |
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And the microphone smells like a beer |
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And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar |
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And say' "Man' what are you doin' here?" |
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Oh' la la la' de de da |
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La la' de de da da da |
