!#$& Piano Man &$#!
"Its nine o'clock on a Saturday
Regular crowd shuffles in
Theres an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin.
Eleni had just woken up, to hear her favorite song on the radio. It was about 12 o'clock on a Friday morning, well afternoon, and she had been singing along to the song.
He said 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.
Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Were all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling 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 there's some place that he'd 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
Now Paul is a real-estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talking to Davey
Who's still in the navy
And probably will be for life.
And the Waitress is practicing politics
As the buiness men slowly get stoned
Yes their sharing a drink they call loneliness
But its better then drinking alone
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 alright
It's a pretty good crowd
For a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
Cause he knows that its me
They've been coming to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano 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 doing here
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 alright"
Eleni felt a lot better then she had in days after singing. She always loved to sing. Even though she wasn't a singer in the band, she could sing very well and just like to do it for fun. She got out of her bed and grabed her 'doors' shirt and a pair of black and blue pants that said caffeine across them, and went to go take a shower. She came out all dressed and ready about a half an hour later. Went over to her mirror and did her hair and her make up, and then turned her radio back on. She was gonna sing some more if she could find a song she liked.
She found a song she liked on 102.3 wbab. (it's a classic rock station here)
"So long ago I don't remember when
that when they say I lost my only friend
they said she died easily of a broken heart disease
as I listened through the cemetery trees
I seen the sun coming up at the funeral at dawn
The long broken arm of human law
Now it always seemed such a waste
She always had a pretty face
So I wondered why she hung around this place
Hey, come on try a little
Nothing is forever
Theres got to be something better then in the middle
But me and Cinderella can put it all together
We can drive it home with one head light
She said it's cold
It feels like Independence Day
And I can't break away from this parade
But there's got to be an opening
Somewhere here in front of me
Through this maze of ugliness and greed
And I seen the sun up ahead
At the county line bridge
Sayin' all there's good and nothingness is dead
We'll run until she's out of breath
She ran until there's nothin' left
She hit the end-it's just her window ledge
Hey, come on try a little
Nothing is forever
Theres got to be something better then in the middle
But me and Cinderella can put it all together
We can drive it home with one head light
Well this place is old
It feels just like a beat up truck
I turn the engine, but the engine doesn't turn
Well it smells of cheap wine & cigarettes
This place is always such a mess
Sometimes I think I'd like to watch it burn
I'm so alone, and I feel just like somebody else
Man, I ain't changed, but I know I ain't the same
But somewhere here in between the city walls of dyin' dreams
I think her death it must be killin' me
Hey, come on try a little
Nothing is forever
Theres got to be something better then in the middle
But me and Cinderella can put it all together
We can drive it home with one head light"
Freddy walked into the room clapping. He had been there since the first chorus. Eleni stood up. She never really liked a crowed. That mainly why Freddy stayed quiet. He really liked her voice but never really heard it. "So?" Eleni said. "So what?" "Sew buttons on tin cans with aluminum thread, no. What did you want?" "Oh well, I still cant get in touch with Katie. Her cells on but she's not answering, if she wants to talk to me she'll call me. So I decided that maybe you and I can go on a rode trip type thing. Sound cool or am I gonna be all alone" Freddy said a little bit of pain present in his voice. "Yea, sure ill come. There's nothing better then being with my dear little Fredrick." "NO ONE! I REPEAT NO ONE! Ever calls me that." "Oh you know you like it when I call you that." "Fine whatever, pack some stuff and cd's we can sing in the car." "Hahaha, freddy sing? Now this I gotta see." Eleni decided she should go pack now and shooed her brother out of her room to go get himself ready. Within an hour they were packed and ready to go.