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"
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 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"
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
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
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
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
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
Pijanist
Subota je, devet je sati
Uobičajena grupa ulazi
Starac sjedi kraj mene
Ljubi se sa džin-tonikom
Kaže: "Sine, možeš li mi odsvirati uspomenu?
Nisam siguran kako ide,
Ali tužna je i slatka i cijelu sam je znao
Kad sam nosio odjeću mlađega čovjeka."
La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da
Otpjevaj nam pjesmu, ti si pijanist
Otpjevaj nam pjesmu večeras
Svi smo raspoloženi za melodiju
I zbog tebe se osjećamo dobro
John iz bara je moj prijatelj
Daje mi besplatna pića
Uvijek je tu da se našali s tobom
Ili da ti zapali cigaretu
Ali postoji mjesto gdje bi radije bio
Kaže: "Bille, vjeruj da me ovo ubija."
I smješak ode s njegovog lica
"Siguran sam da bih mogao biti filmska zvijezda
Kad bih mogao pobjeći odavde."
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da
Paul je pravi pisac prve klase
Koji nikada nije imao vremena za ženu
I priča s Davyjem koji je još u mornarici
Gdje će vjerojatno provesti i ostatak života
A konobarica vježba politiku
Dok se poslovni čovjek polako opija
Da, dijele piće koje se zove usamljenost
Ali i to je bolje nego piti sam
Otpjevaj nam pjesmu, ti si pijanist
Otpjevaj nam pjesmu večeras
Svi smo raspoloženi za melodiju
I zbog tebe se osjećamo dobro
Prilično je dobra grupa za subotu
A menadžer mi se smiješi
Jer zna da sam ja kojega dolaze vidjeti
Da zaborave na život neko vrijeme
A klavir, zvuči kao karneval
A mikrofon miriše kao pivo
A oni sjede u baru i stavljaju mi kruh u vrč
I kažu: "Čovječe, što radiš ovdje?"
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da
Otpjevaj nam pjesmu, ti si pijanist
Otpjevaj nam pjesmu večeras
Svi smo raspoloženi za melodiju
I zbog tebe se osjećamo dobro
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