Giving Strong Drink to the Perishing - Drowning Myself to the Ode of "The Piano Man"

Been immersing myself with the endearing songs written by Billy Joel, most notable of which, his signature song "The Piano Man", as a continuing reflection of the state of the down and almost out person in life.

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