Piano Man by Billy Joel

It's nine o'clock on a saturday
the regular crowd shuffles in
there's an old man (1)______________ next to me
makin' (2)________ to his (3)__________ and gin
he say, son can you play me a memory
I'm not really (4)________ how it goes
but it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
when I (5)________ 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 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 (6)____________ 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 (7)________ he'd rather be
he says bill, I believe (8)________ is (9)______________ me
as the smile ran away from his face
well i'm (10)________ that I could be a movie star
if I could get out of this place
sing us a song, you're the (11)__________ man
sing us a song tonight
well, we're all in the mood for a melody
and you've got us feelin' alright
now paul is a real (12)____________ novelist
who never had time for a wife
and he's talking with davy who's still in the navy
and probably will be for life
and the (13)________________ is practicing politics
as the (14)______________________ slowly get stoned
yes, they're sharing a drink they (15)________ loneliness
but it's better than drinking alone
it's a (16)____________ (17)________ crowd for a saturday,
and the manager gives me a smile
'cause he knows that it's me they've (18)________ (19)____________ to see
to forget about (20)________ for a while.
and the piano sounds like a carnival
and the (21)____________________ smells (22)________ a beer
and (23)________ 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 (24)__________ man
sing us a (25)________ tonight.
well, we're all in the mood for a melody
and you've got us feelin' alright.

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