Its nine oclock on a saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
Theres an old man sitting next to me
Makin love to his tonic and gin
He says, son, can you play me a memory?
Im not really sure how it goes
But its sad and its sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger mans clothes
La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Chorus:
Sing us a song, youre the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, were all in the mood for a melody
And youve got us feelin alright
Now john at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And hes quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But theres someplace that hed rather be
He says, bill, I believe this is killing me.
As the smile ran away from his face
Well Im 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 hes talkin with davy whos still in the navy
And probably will be for life
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, theyre sharing a drink they call loneliness
But its better than drinkin alone
Chorus
Its a pretty good crowd for a saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
cause he knows that its me theyve been comin 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 doin here?
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Chorus
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술하면 생각나는 노래.
한때 즐겨가던 바에 가면 종종 이 노래를 틀어달라고 했었다. 듣고 있으면 왠지 적당히 북적거리는
바에서 사람들이 같이 맥주잔을 들고 부를한 노래다.
오늘 맥주를 사는데 신분증을 보여달라고 해서 고마웠다.
얼마 전에도 이런 일이 있어 친구한테 얘기했더니 16세 이상이면 음주가 가능한데 그럼 그 이하로
본거냐 하더라. 뭐 좀 심각하긴 하다만 고마워해야지 이젠.
동양인이라 어리게 본건가.
내 나이 얘기 나오면 다른 애들보다 동양계 애들이 더 놀라긴하지만....
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12월에 뮌스터에서 펫숍보이즈가 공연을 한다고...
쾰른에서 갔던 콘서트와 같은 투어이지만 빠심이 동한다.