Piano Man - Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - 2006

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
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 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."
 La la la, di di da
 La la, di di da da dum
 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
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 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
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 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, di di da
 La la, di di da da dum
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 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
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 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
 And I just sing
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 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 got us feeling alright
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 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, di di da
 La la, di di da da da
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 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 got us feeling alright
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 Thank you, New York City
 Don't take any shit from anybody