Piano Fighter (Live)

Mom and Papa bought a Chickering

Every day I'd sit and play that thing

I practiced hard; it was more than a whim

I played with grim determination, Jim



Someone called Piano Fighter

I'm a holy roller, I'm a real lowrider

Hold me tight, honey, hold me tighter

Then let me go, Piano Fighter

Then let me go, Piano Fighter



I worked in sessions and I played in bands

A thousand casuals and one-night stands

Here on Thursday, gone on Friday

Heading down the Dixie highway



Someone called Piano Fighter

I'm a holy roller, I'm a real lowrider

Hold me tight, honey, hold me tighter

Then let me go, Piano Fighter

Then let me go, Piano Fighter



Maybe I'll go to Reno

Nobody knows my name

I'll play Claire de Lune in a quiet saloon

Steady work for a change

Ain't going down that long, lonesome road

Ain't going down that long, lonesome road



I cut a single and it made the charts

I took the money and I played my part

Got in trouble down in New Orleans

I must admit that I was strung out, painted in the corner of a limousine



Someone called Piano Fighter

I'm a thin ice walker, I'm a freelance writer

Hold me tight, honey, hold me tighter

Then let me go, Piano Fighter

Then let me go, Piano Fighter



Someone called Piano Fighter

I'm a holy roller, I'm a real lowrider

Hold me tight, honey, hold me tighter

Then let me go, Piano Fighter

Then let me go, Piano Fighter