Piano Man

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 someplace 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 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 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