[Verse 1] Old keys are yellow, some don’t play no more But I still press them gently like I did the night before Dust on the lid is thicker than it was last year Every note I hit just brings another tear (mm-hmm) [Chorus] This piano dust blues is all I got tonight Playing to an empty room with no one left to fight Keys are sticking, strings are out of tune But it’s the only friend that’s still speaking to me in this room [Verse 2] I play the same three chords I played when you walked out They sound even sadder now, like they already knew about The silence in the hallway, the quiet in the bed Every wrong note reminds me of the things I never said [Bridge - very sparse, half-spoken over single notes, long pauses] I could stop… but then what would I do (long pause, tired sigh) Just sit here in the dark… same as you left me to… [Final Chorus - slower, almost whispered, fading] This piano dust blues is all I got tonight Playing till my fingers bleed or till the morning light No one here to listen, no one here to care Just me… this dusty piano… and the air
