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 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 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' 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 *repeat 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
《 Piano Man 》은 미국의 싱어송라이터 빌리 조엘의 2집 음반이다. 1973년 11월 9일 발매되었다. 빌리 조엘이 컬럼비아 레코드와 녹음한 첫 음반이다. 싱글 〈Piano Man〉은 빌보드 핫 100 차트에서 25위에 올랐으며, Easy Listening Chart에서 4위에 올랐다. 〈Travelin' Prayer〉와 〈Worse Comes to Worst〉는 각각 팝 차트에서 77위와 80위에 올랐다. 레거시 에디션 컬럼비아 레코드는 2011년 11월 《Piano Man》의 레거시 에...