The Viola Man

It was only a couple of minutes ago that I walked into the building with The Piano Man ringing through my iPod...

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday

actually it's ten

regular crowd shuffles in

no kiddin'

there's an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin

actually it's a cheap coffee and creamer

he says son, can you play me a melody/ i'm not really sure how it goes

me either

but it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's clothes

la la la le le la

la la le le la....

Play me a song, I'm the viola man,

play me a song tonight

well we're all in the melody

and you've got us feeling uptight...

and the viola it sounds like a carnival

and the bow smells like a beer

and they sit at the bar and they put bread in my jar

and say, man what are you doing here?