The Entertainer

The Entertainer Lyrics

Song The Entertainer
Artist Billy Joel
Album The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997 Limited Edition
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[00:16.67] I am the entertainer
[00:18.86] And I know just where I stand
[00:21.36] Another serenader
[00:23.55] And another long-haired band
[00:26.11] Today I am your champion
[00:28.17] I may have won your hearts
[00:30.48] But I know the game, you'll forget my name
[00:32.92] And I won't be here in another year
[00:35.80] If I don't stay on the charts
[00:41.61] I am the entertainer
[00:43.86] And I've had to pay my price
[00:46.17] The things I did not know at first
[00:48.48] I learned by doin' twice
[00:50.61] Ah, but still they come to haunt me
[00:52.92] Still they want their say
[00:55.41] So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants
[00:57.65] I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check
[00:59.84] And they go their merry way
[01:06.34] I am the entertainer
[01:08.72] Been all around the world
[01:10.97] I've played all kinds of palaces
[01:13.34] And laid all kinds of girls
[01:15.78] I can't remember faces
[01:17.90] I don't remember names
[01:20.47] Ah, but what the hell
[01:22.09] You know it's just as well
[01:23.89] 'Cause after a while and a thousand miles
[01:25.94] It all becomes the same
[01:27.19]
[01:36.07] I am the entertainer
[01:38.44] I bring to you my songs
[01:41.07] I'd like to spend a day or two
[01:42.95] I can't stay that long
[01:45.38] No, I've got to meet expenses
[01:47.57] I got to stay in line
[01:50.01] Gotta get those fees to the agencies
[01:52.13] And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay
[01:55.01] So I just don't have the time
[01:58.63]
[02:01.19] I am the entertainer
[02:03.07] I come to do my show
[02:05.44] You've heard my latest record
[02:07.76] It's been on the radio
[02:10.01] Ah, it took me years to write it
[02:12.13] They were the best years of my life
[02:14.63] It was a beautiful song
[02:15.88] But it ran too long
[02:17.07] If you're gonna have a hit
[02:18.63] You gotta make it fit
[02:19.63] So they cut it down to 3:05
[02:30.70] I am the entertainer
[02:32.51] The idol of my age
[02:34.82] I make all kinds of money
[02:37.01] When I go on the stage
[02:39.26] Ah, you've seen me in the papers
[02:41.70] I've been in the magazines
[02:43.88] But if I go cold I won't get sold
[02:46.32] I'll get put in the back in the discount rack
[02:49.01] Like another can of beans
[02:55.13] I am the entertainer
[02:57.20] And I know just where I stand
[02:59.51] Another serenader
[03:02.01] And another long-haired band
[03:04.70] Today I am your champion
[03:07.20] I may have won your hearts
[03:09.45] But I know the game, you'll forget my name
[03:11.70] I won't be here in another year
[03:14.38] If I don't stay on the charts
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