Piano Man (Live from Radio 2's Chris Evans Breakfast Show)

[Verse 1]
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."

[Pre-Chorus]
La la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum

[Chorus]
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
'Cause we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright

[Verse 2]
Now John at the bar he's 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 runs away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"

[Pre-Chorus]
La la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum

[Chorus]
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
'Cause we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright

[Verse 3]
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 beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"

[Pre-Chorus]
La la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum
One more time

[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 feeling alright
You've got us feeling alright

Thank you