Piano man Billy Joel
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles1 in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic2 and gin
He says, "Son, can you play me a melody?
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes"
La la la, de de da
La la, 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 feeling alright
Now John at the bar is a friend 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 some place that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing3 me"
As the smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
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 will be for life
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinking alone (*)
It's a pretty good crowd 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 life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doing here?"
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da (*)
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钢琴师 比利乔
现在是周末晚上九点
人们成群的涌入
坐在我隔壁的是位老先生
正和他的琴酒缠绵绯侧
他说：「孩子，为我弹一首曲子吧！
我不确定该怎么哼，
它有些悲伤有些甜美，从前的我记得全部，
当我还是个年轻人的时候。」
啦啦啦............
啦啦啦............
为我们唱首歌吧！你是个钢琴师
今晚为我们唱首歌
我们都沉浸在旋律之中
你让我们觉得棒极了！
负责吧台的约翰是我的朋友
他会供应我免费的饮料
他很擅长讲笑话或是帮你点烟
但他宁可到别的地方工作
他说：「比尔，我相信这份工作会毁了我！」
笑容也从他脸上消失
「我相信我会成为电影明星，
只要我能离开这个地方！」
啦啦啦............
啦啦啦............
保罗是个写房地产题材的小说家
一直没时间娶老婆
他正和仍在海军服役的戴维聊天
可能会当一辈子的军人
女服务生正在耍手段
那些生意人慢慢的都醉了
他们享用着被他们戏称为"寂寞"的酒
那总比一个人喝闷酒要好多了
周末里这样的顾客算相当多
经理给了我一个微笑
因为他知道客人是冲着我来的
他们只想暂时忘掉人生
钢琴乐声听起来像嘉年华节庆
麦克风闻起来有啤酒味
人们坐上吧台，把小费放到我的罐子里
说：「老兄，你何必屈就在这个鬼地方？」
啦啦啦............
啦啦啦............
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Billy Joel出道前在钢琴酒吧驻唱，这首歌就是描写酒吧里的人生百态，也是他的第一首畅销单曲，Piano Man 后来成了 Billy Joel的别号。
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