1. It's nine o'clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in.

2. Now John at the bar is a friend of mine, he gets me my drinks for free.

3. Now Paul is a real estate novelist, who never had time for a wife.

4. It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday and the manager gives me a smile,

1. There's an old man sitting next to me, makin' love to his tonic and gin.

2. And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke, but there's some place that he'd rather be.

3. And he's talking with Davy who's still in the navy, and probably will be for life.

4. 'cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see to forget about life for a while.

1. He says, Son, can you play me a memory? I'm not really sure how it goes.

2. He says, Bill, I believe this is killing me, as the smile ran away from his face

3. And the waitress is practicing politics, as the businessman slowly gets stoned.

4. And the piano, it sounds like a carnival, and the microphone smells like a beer,

1. But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete, when I wore a younger man's clothes.

2. Well, I'm sure that I could be a movie star, if I could get out of this place.

3. Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone.

4. and they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar, and say, Man, what are you doing here?

La la la, de de da, la la, de de da, da da.

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.