Piano Man (12 Gardens Live)

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
又是周六晚上的九点，
The regular crowd shuffles in
又是那群老主顾。
There's an old man sitting next to me
一位老人坐在我身旁，
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
痛饮美酒。

他说：“朋友，为我弹一曲吧！
He says' "Son' can you play me a melody?
时光久远，旋律已忘，
I'm not really sure how it goes
但那伤感缠绵的曲调仍萦绕我心
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
当我年轻时，我能倒背如流!"
When I wore a younger man's clothes"
La la la' de de da
La la la' de de da
La la' de de da da da

小伙子，弹一曲吧！
La la' de de da da da
今晚给大伙弹一曲！

伤感缠绵，气氛正好，
Sing us a song' you're the piano man
你让我们情绪渐佳。
Sing us a song tonight
吧台的John也是我的老友，
Well' we're all in the mood for a melody
今天我能畅饮开怀。
And you've got us feelin' alright
他幽默无比，手脚麻利，

但这并不是他向往的生活。
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
他说：“Bill，做酒保不易啊。”
He gets me my drinks for free
说着说着，他的笑容逐渐隐去。
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
“若是我为生计所困，
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
我一定能成为一个巨星。”

Oh' la la la' de de da
He says' "Bill' I believe this is killing me."
La la' de de da da da
As the smile ran away from his face
现在Paul虽是房屋中介却有个作家梦，
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
至今孑然一身。
If I could get out of this place"
瞧，他和仍在海军服役的Davy聊天呢。
Oh' la la la' de de da
也许Davy要过上一辈子的军旅生活。
La la' de de da da da
女侍者耍起了小心计，

商人恰好上钩,酩酊大醉。
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
是的，将生活一饮而尽。
Who never had time for a wife
一起在各自的孤独里醉酒，也好过独自心碎。
And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the navy
来一曲吧，我们的钢琴家！
And probably will be for life
今晚给大伙弹一曲！

用一曲老歌为孤独下酒，
And the waitress is practicing politics
伤感缠绵，气氛正好，
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
周末总是浇愁的时光。
Yes' they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
经理对我的演奏很满意，
But it's better than drinkin' alone
他知道人们皆为这旋律而来，

听着歌曲，暂忘生活艰辛。
Sing us a song' you're the piano man
钢琴带来听觉的狂欢，
Sing us a song tonight
歌曲令人沉醉。
Well' we're all in the mood for a melody
人们纷纷坐下给我小费，
And you've got us feelin' alright
他们都问：“伙计，你怎会甘心在这样的小酒馆打工？”

Oh' la la la' de de da
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
La la' de de da da da

来一曲吧，我们的钢琴家！
And the manager gives me a smile
今晚给大伙弹一曲！
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
用一曲老歌为孤独下酒，
To forget about life for a while
抚慰生活的痛。

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

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