Piano man　Billy Joel

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday 
The regular crowd shuffles in 
There's an old man sitting next to me 
Making love to his tonic 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 killing 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 (*) 

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。」

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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............

　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。