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

(this is one of my favorite songs.)

by the way, If you'd like to see what this song looks like when translated from english to german and then back to english, check this site out. Thought it was pretty funny. http://www.crazylyrics.com/billy-joel-piano-man.htm

Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star

(mine too :D )

Those lyrics are funny as hell Galatea.
And the original Piano Man lyrics are very copywritten... :p

If I could get outta this place."

Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da dum

(I love doing the hard stuff.)

Now Paul is a real estate novelist

Who never had time for a wife

And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy

And probably will be for life.

And the waitress is practicing politics

as the business man slowly gets stoned

They're sharing a drink they call loneliness

But it's better than drinking alone (or singing alone)

sing us a song you're the piano man