Piano Man (Live at Shea Stadium, Queens, NY - July 2008)-Billy Joel

[ti:Piano Man(Live At Shea, 2008)] [ar:Billy Joel] [al:Live At Shea Stadium] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Piano Man (Live at Shea Stadium, Queens, NY - July 2008) - Billy Joel [00:31.38]It's nine o'clock on a Saturday [00:35.67] [00:36.18]The regular crowd shuffles in [00:39.71]There's an old man sitting next to me [00:43.95]Making love to his tonic and gin [00:49.39] [00:58.52]He says "Son can you play me a memory [01:02.62]I'm not really sure how it goes [01:06.64]But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete [01:10.73]When I wore a younger man's clothes" [01:13.88] [01:14.97]La la la de de da [01:17.57]La la de de da da da [01:20.62] [01:26.99]Sing us a song you're the piano man [01:30.81]Sing us a song tonight [01:34.66]Well we're all in the mood for a melody [01:38.66]And you've got us feelin' alright [01:41.89] [01:56.94]Now John at the bar is a friend of mine [02:00.81]He gets me my drinks for free [02:04.69]And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke [02:08.77]But there's someplace that he'd rather be [02:11.61] [02:14.80]He says "Bill I believe this is killing me " [02:18.62]As a smile ran away from his face [02:22.76]"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star [02:26.89]If I could get out of this place" [02:29.74] [02:30.81]Oh la la la de de da [02:33.31]La la de de da da da [02:37.32] [02:43.18]Now Paul is a real estate novelist [02:45.44] [02:46.91]Who never had time for a wife [02:51.02]And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the Navy [02:55.42]And probably will be for life [03:07.33] [03:09.29]And the waitress is practicing politics [03:11.91] [03:12.84]As the businessmen slowly get stoned [03:16.07] [03:16.83]Yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness [03:20.24] [03:20.98]But it's better than drinkin' alone [03:25.50] [03:40.87]Sing us a song you're the piano man [03:44.82]Sing us a song tonight [03:48.36]Well we're all in the mood for a melody [03:52.51]And you've got us feelin' alright [04:08.51] [04:11.23]It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday [04:14.35]And the manager gives me a smile [04:18.23]'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see [04:22.56]To forget about life for awhile [04:25.80] [04:28.59]And the piano it sounds like a carnival [04:32.08]And the microphone smells like a beer [04:36.18]And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar [04:40.16]And say "Man what are you doin' here " [04:44.51]Oh la la la de de da [04:46.15]La la de de da da da [04:48.65] [04:56.33]Sing us a song you're the piano man [05:00.56]Sing us a song tonight [05:03.98]Well we're all in the mood for a melody [05:06.74] [05:08.19]And you've got us feelin' alright