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Piano Man by Billy Joel

It's (1)________ o'clock on a saturday
the (2)______________ (3)__________ (4)________________ in
there's an old man (5)______________ (6)________ to me
makin' love to his tonic and gin
he say, son can you (7)________ 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 (8)________ a younger man's clothes
da da da de de da
da da de de da da da
sing us a song, you're the (9)__________ 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 (10)________ me my drinks for free
and he's quick with a (11)________ or to light up your smoke
but there's (12)__________________ that he'd rather be
he says bill, I believe (13)________ is killing me
as the smile ran away (14)________ his face
well i'm sure (15)________ I could be a movie star
if I (16)__________ get out of this place
sing us a song, you're the piano man
sing us a song tonight
well, we're all in the (17)________ for a melody
and you've got us feelin' alright
now paul is a real estate novelist
who never had time for a wife
and he's talking with davy who's still in the navy
and probably (18)________ be for life
and the (19)________________ is practicing politics
as the (20)______________________ slowly get stoned
yes, they're (21)______________ a drink they call loneliness
but it's better than (22)________________ alone
it's a pretty good (23)__________ for a saturday,
and the manager gives me a smile
'cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see
to forget about (24)________ for a while.
and the piano sounds like a carnival
and the (25)____________________ smells like a beer
and they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
and say man, what are you doin' here?
da da da de de da
da da de de da da da
sing us a song, you're the (26)__________ man
sing us a (27)________ tonight.
well, we're all in the (28)________ for a melody
and you've got us feelin' alright.
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