I don't play for money
I don't care for fame
I'd rather have a soul
And forget my own name

I play for the people
Both happy and sad
To give them the joy
That I've never always had

This is a song
For the people there
Who are down to
Their pennies and their dimes
Yes tough times ahead
Will keep you in bed
This is for those who
Don't have a reason to rhyme

And the people gather round
The piano there
Those who have
A reason to sing

Cause they know that it's free
What they came to see
All the love and the joy
Life has to bring

This is a song
For those people too
Who have a reason to live
And they laugh and they love
And thank the Lord above
That they take less than
What they give