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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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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