Piano Man by Billy Joel
It's nine o'clock on a saturday
the regular crowd (1)________________ in
there's an old man sitting next to me
makin' love to his (2)__________ and gin
he say, son can you play me a memory
I'm not really (3)________ how it goes
but it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
when I wore a younger man's clothes
da da da de de da
da da de de da da da
sing us a song, you're the (4)__________ 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 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 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
sing us a song, you're the piano man
sing us a song tonight
well, we're all in the (5)________ for a melody
and you've got us feelin' alright
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
and the waitress is practicing politics
as the (6)______________________ (7)____________ get stoned
yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
but it's better than drinking alone
it's a pretty (8)________ (9)__________ 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 sounds like a carnival
and the microphone smells like a beer
and they sit at the bar and put (10)__________ in my jar
and say man, what are you doin' here?
da da da de de da
da da de de da da da
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.
the regular crowd (1)________________ in
there's an old man sitting next to me
makin' love to his (2)__________ and gin
he say, son can you play me a memory
I'm not really (3)________ how it goes
but it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
when I wore a younger man's clothes
da da da de de da
da da de de da da da
sing us a song, you're the (4)__________ 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 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 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
sing us a song, you're the piano man
sing us a song tonight
well, we're all in the (5)________ for a melody
and you've got us feelin' alright
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
and the waitress is practicing politics
as the (6)______________________ (7)____________ get stoned
yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
but it's better than drinking alone
it's a pretty (8)________ (9)__________ 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 sounds like a carnival
and the microphone smells like a beer
and they sit at the bar and put (10)__________ in my jar
and say man, what are you doin' here?
da da da de de da
da da de de da da da
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.
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