Warren Zevon — Piano Fighter

[Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 Let me go, piano fighter [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] 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 Let me go, piano fighter [Bridge] 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, no [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] I cut a single and it made the charts I took the money and I played my part I got in trouble down in New Orleans I must admit that I was strung out And painted in the corner of a limousine [Chorus] 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 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 Let me go, piano fighter