It's eight o'clock here ON a Thursday
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, DA-da, da-DE-da...
Da-da, da-DE-da, da-dum...
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 ALL right
Now, Gunther, the bar guy's a friend OF mine
He gets me lattes FOR free
And I think it would seem
THAT he loves Rachel Greene
But Ross is the guy WITH whom she'll be
He says, "Joey, I think this is k**ing me"
And the smile runs away FROM my face
Don't you know that I'm Chandler, and HE'S Joey
After all the years we've come TO this place?
La, DA-da, da-DE-da...
Da-da, da-DE-da, da-dum...
Now, Ross is a paleontologist
Who's about to divorce HIS fifth wife
And he's talking with Phoebe
And sounding SO needy
Hoping Rachel will come back for life
And the waitress who replaced Rachel spills a cup
Making Monica ever more uptight
Yes, we're sharing a life AS an "odd couple"
But it beats being alone... TO-night!
(BJ's incredible piano break
Accompanied by Phoebe's rudimentary guitar licks and
"La la la la-la, la-la...")
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 ALL right
It's a Central Perk crowd here ON a Thursday
And now Monica gives me a smile
'cause I know that it's me
When she says, "I'll 'do laundry'"
And I get me some wife for a while
And the piano sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And Joey HAS gone away
And he's starring with Drea
Sayin', "Man, what am I doin' HERE?"
La, DA-da, da-DE-da...
Da-da, da-DE-da, da-dum...
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 ALL right