Caravan - Piano Player lyrics

From a distant room comes a lonely tune, hangs heavy in the air Sound of scene where it often been of depression and despair People laughing, joking, drinking, smoking, they are not aware Of the guy or his song as the piano plays on, they don't really care He's just paid to please them, he's a clown without a face A sound to fill their silence, a soul that leaves no trace Every happy song is drowned in, drowned in sorrow Yet no one heeds the tears in his eyes No dreams, no special song, no tomorrow No chorus as his spirit slowly dies In the hazy gloom of the living tomb, a stripper earns her pay To the lusty cheers and the drunken leers, the piano fades away As she sheds her clothes in a vulgar pose, she strips him of his pride But he plays on such a desperate song, a savage changing tide He's just paid to please them, he's a clown without a face A sound to fill their silence, a soul that leaves no trace Every happy song is drowned in, drowned in sorrow Yet no one heeds the tears in his eyes No dreams, no special song, no tomorrow No chorus as his spirit slowly dies Won't someone help me? I just want to play my song If only you would only listen I'd be so happy if you all would sing along I'd have the things that I've been missing Oh, but very soon came the final tune, no worry turned to song Just an empty stool and a stagehand's call, weakness was too strong So he twisted it high while starting to fly, he saw the changing tide And he followed its will until all was still, the piano player died