Piano Man (12 Gardens Live)

Its nine oclock on a Saturday
又是周六晚上的九點，
The regular crowd shuffles in
又是那群老主顧。
Theres an old man sitting next to me
一位老人坐在我身旁，
Makin love to his tonic and gin
痛飲美酒。

他說：“朋友，為我彈一曲吧！
He says 'Son can you play me a melody?
時光久遠，旋律已忘，
Im not really sure how it goes
但那傷感纏綿的曲調仍縈繞我心
But its sad and its sweet and I knew it complete
當我年輕時，我能倒背如流!'
When I wore a younger mans clothes'
La la la de de da
La la la de de da
La la de de da da da

小伙子，彈一曲吧！
La la de de da da da
今晚給大夥彈一曲！

傷感纏綿，氣氛正好，
Sing us a song youre the piano man
你讓我們情緒漸佳。
Sing us a song tonight
吧台的John也是我的老友，
Well were all in the mood for a melody
今天我能暢飲開懷。
And youve got us feelin alright
他幽默無比，手腳麻利，

但這並不是他嚮往的生活。
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
他說：“Bill，做酒保不易啊。”
He gets me my drinks for free
說著說著，他的笑容逐漸隱去。
And hes quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
“若是我為生計所困，
But theres someplace that hed rather be
我一定能成為一個巨星。”

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
現在Paul雖是房屋中介卻有個作家夢，
'Well Im sure that I could be a movie star
至今孑然一身。
If I could get out of this place'
瞧，他和仍在海軍服役的Davy聊天呢。
Oh la la la de de da
也許Davy要過上一輩子的軍旅生活。
La la de de da da da
女侍者耍起了小心計，

商人恰好上鉤,酩酊大醉。
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
是的，將生活一飲而盡。
Who never had time for a wife
一起在各自的孤獨裡醉酒，也好過獨自心碎。
And hes talkin with Davy whos still in the navy
來一曲吧，我們的鋼琴家！
And probably will be for life
今晚給大夥彈一曲！

用一曲老歌為孤獨下酒，
And the waitress is practicing politics
傷感纏綿，氣氛正好，
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
週末總是澆愁的時光。
Yes theyre sharing a drink they call loneliness
經理對我的演奏很滿意，
But its better than drinkin alone
他知道人們皆為這旋律而來，

聽著歌曲，暫忘生活艱辛。
Sing us a song youre the piano man
鋼琴帶來聽覺的狂歡，
Sing us a song tonight
歌曲令人沉醉。
Well were all in the mood for a melody
人們紛紛坐下給我小費，
And youve got us feelin alright
他們都問：“伙計，你怎會甘心在這樣的小酒館打工？”

Oh la la la de de da
Its a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
La la de de da da da

來一曲吧，我們的鋼琴家！
And the manager gives me a smile
今晚給大夥彈一曲！
Cause he knows that its me theyve been comin to see
用一曲老歌為孤獨下酒，
To forget about life for a while
撫慰生活的痛。

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 youre the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well were all in the mood for a melody
And youve got us feelin alright