The Entertainer-The Piano Men

[ti:The Entertainer] [ar:The Piano Men] [al:A Tribute to Billy Joel] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Entertainer - The Piano Men [00:16.74]I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand [00:21.32]Another serenader and another long-haired band [00:26.01]Today I am your champion I may have won your hearts [00:30.63]But I know the game you'll forget my name [00:32.95]And I won't be here in another year [00:35.48]If I don't stay on the charts oh [00:41.54]I am the entertainer and I've had to pay my price [00:45.81]The things I did not know at first [00:48.41]I learned by doing twice [00:49.84] [00:50.53]But still they come to haunt me [00:52.83]Still they want their say [00:55.00]So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants [00:57.69]I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check [00:59.99]And they go their merry way [01:01.38] [01:06.13]I am the entertainer been all around the world [01:10.75]I've played all kinds of palaces and laid all kinds of girls [01:15.46]I can't remember faces I don't remember names [01:19.90]Oh but what the hell you know it's just as well [01:22.36]'Cause after a while and a thousand miles [01:25.28]It all becomes the same [01:36.10]I am the entertainer I bring to you my songs [01:40.17]I'd like to spend a day or two [01:42.40]But I can't stay that long [01:44.84]I got to meet expenses I got to stay in line [01:49.40]Got to get those fees to the agencies [01:51.59]And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay [01:54.26]So I just don't have the time [02:00.26]I am the entertainer I've come to do my show [02:04.90]You've heard my latest record spin on the radio [02:09.30]Oh it took me years to write it [02:11.58]They were the best years of my life [02:13.96]It was a beautiful song but it ran too long [02:16.45]If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit [02:18.83]So they cut it down to 3:05 [02:20.36] [02:29.82]I am the entertainer the idol of my age [02:34.16]I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage [02:38.82]Ah you see me in the papers I've been in the magazines [02:43.51]But if I go cold I won't get sold [02:45.67]I get put in the back in a discount rack [02:48.40]Like another can of beans [02:54.42]I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand [02:58.90]Another serenader and another long-haired band [03:03.87]Today I am your champion I may have won your hearts [03:08.15]But I know the game you'll forget my name [03:10.34]I won't be here in another year [03:13.01]If I don't stay on the charts