Piano Man

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Its 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 memory?      
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I'm not really sure how it goes     
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But its sad and its sweet and I knew it complete     
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When I wore a younger mans 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, were 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     
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He gets me my drinks for free     
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And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke     
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But there's someplace that he'd rather be      
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He says, "Bill I believe this is killing me,"    
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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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La la la, de de da     
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La la, de de da da da     

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Now Paul is real estate novelist 
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Who never had time for a wife 
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and he's talking with Davy, whose 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 gets  stoned     
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Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness     
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But its better than drinkin' alone     

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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, were all in the mood for a melody     
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And you've got us feelin alright     

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Its a pretty good crowd for a Saturday     
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And the manager gives me a smile     
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cause he knows that its me they've been comin' to see     
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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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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, were all in the mood for a melody     
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And you've got us feelin alright     

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