Piano Man

It's nine 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"
La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Chorus:
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 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"
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

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 stoned
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?"
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Chorus

 鋼琴師

現在是週六晚上九點
老顧客們陸續進來
我身旁坐了一位老人
對著手中的琴湯尼酒
說：「孩子，你可不可以替我彈首曲子
我不太記得怎麼哼了
但是那是既憂傷又甜美的一首曲子
當我還年輕的時候，我熟悉得很」
La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
（和聲）
你是我們的鋼琴師，唱首歌給我們聽吧
今晚為我們唱一首
我們都好想聽首曲子
你已經讓我們都陶然欲醉了

吧台的約翰是我的好友
他免費提供我酒喝
他很會說笑，也勤於替客人點煙
但是他有更想去的地方,
他說：「比爾，我想我在這裡混沒有什麼前途」
他說著說著臉上的笑容都不見了,嚴肅了起來
「我相信我可以成為一個電影明星,只要我能夠離開這裡」
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

保羅是個土地小說家
他從來沒有時間結婚
他正跟還在海軍服役的戴維聊天
他大概會在軍中一輩子待下去
店裡的女服務生正在發揮她的政治手腕
因為那些生意人慢慢已經都醉了
對啊，他們都在共飲一杯叫做寂寞的酒
不過大家共飲還是勝過一人獨飲

（和聲）
對星期六來說，生意算是不錯了
店經理對我笑了一笑
因為他知道他們都是衝著我才來的
來這裡暫時忘記生活的煩憂
我的鋼琴把氣氛彈得像是嘉年華會一樣熱鬧
我的麥克風聞起來像啤酒
他們都坐到吧台來，把小費放進罐子裡
說：「兄弟，你在這裡幹嘛呀」
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
（和聲）