The Entertainer-Billy Joel

[ti:The Entertainer] [ar:Billy Joel] [al:The Essential Billy Joel 3.0] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Entertainer - Billy Joel (比利·乔) [00:02.73]I am the entertainer [00:17.64]And I know just where I stand: [00:20.57]Another serenader [00:21.95]And another long-haired band [00:24.50]Today I am your champion [00:27.19]I may have won your hearts [00:29.88]But I know the game [00:31.68]You will forget my name [00:33.06]And I won't be here [00:34.36]In another year [00:35.24]If I don't stay on the charts [00:37.42]I am the entertainer [00:42.35]And I've had to pay my price [00:45.22]The things I did not know at first [00:48.28]I learned by doin' twice [00:49.71]Ah but still they come to haunt me [00:52.96]Still they want their say [00:54.21]So I've learned to dance [00:56.52]With a hand in my pants [00:58.14]And they rub my neck [00:59.26]And I write 'em a check [01:01.14]And they go their merry way [01:02.57]I am the entertainer [01:07.25]Been all around the world [01:09.94]I've played all kinds of palaces [01:12.62]And laid all kinds of girls [01:14.80]I can't remember faces [01:16.80]I don't remember names [01:19.11]Ah but what the hell [01:21.41]You know it's just as well [01:23.10]'Cause after a while [01:24.10]And a thousand miles [01:25.10]It all becomes the same [01:26.97]I am the entertainer [01:37.43]I bring to you my songs [01:39.87]I'd like to spend a day or two [01:42.43]I can't stay that long [01:44.11]No I've got to meet expenses [01:46.67]I got to stay in line [01:49.04]Gotta get those fees [01:50.79]To the agencies [01:51.72]And I'd love to stay [01:53.29]But there's bills to pay [01:54.78]So I just don't have the time [01:56.53]I am the entertainer [02:01.83]I come to do my show [02:04.45]You've heard my latest record [02:06.51]It's been on the radio [02:09.07]Ah it took me years to write it [02:12.38]They were the best years of my life [02:14.25]It was a beautiful song [02:15.75]But it ran too long [02:17.00]If you're gonna have a hit [02:18.49]You gotta make it fit-- [02:19.80]So they cut it down to 3:05 [02:24.48]I am the entertainer [02:31.41]The idol of my age [02:33.66]I make all kinds of money [02:36.28]When I go on the stage [02:38.46]Ah you've seen me in the papers [02:42.20]I've been in the magazines [02:43.39]But if I go cold [02:45.14]I won't get sold [02:46.26]I'll get put in the back [02:47.70]In the discount rack [02:48.76]Like another can of beans [02:50.13]I am the entertainer [02:55.93]And I know just where I stand: [02:58.81]Another serenader [03:00.05]And another long-haired band [03:02.98]Today I am your champion [03:05.86]I may have won your hearts [03:08.54]But I know the game [03:10.61]You will forget my name [03:11.84]And I won't be here [03:13.16]In another year [03:13.97]If I don't stay on the charts