[Verse 1] Paris was a dream a fading photograph Heard the news they marched right in I had to laugh Not a funny laugh a hollow sound you see Just packed my bags and ran away from me [Prechorus] The piano man played low A story I know [Accordion Solo] [Chorus] Of all the gin joints in all the towns You had to walk into mine We raised our glasses high no clowns Just two hearts out of time [Verse 2] Letters tied with string a ribbon blue Said forever darling I believed it too Then the world went crazy spinning out of hand Left me stranded in this dusty desert land [Prechorus] He plays our song again Will it ever end [Accordion Solo] [Chorus] Of all the gin joints in all the towns You had to walk into mine We raised our glasses high no clowns Just two hearts out of time [Verse 3] The smoke still hangs here heavy in the air Another face another drink another empty chair I scan the room for something I might know A ghost of you from long, long ago [Prechorus] The piano man plays low A story I know [Accordion Solo] [Chorus] Of all the gin joints in all the towns You had to walk into mine We raised our glasses high no clowns Just two hearts out of time [Verse 4] Maybe I'll just stay here 'til the dawn Pretend that nothing's changed, that you're not gone Another morning breaks, the city wakes And with it, all the promises it breaks [Prechorus] He plays our song again Will it ever end [Accordion Solo] [Chorus] Of all the gin joints in all the towns You had to walk into mine We raised our glasses high no clowns Just two hearts out of time
