Intro :
H ow 'bout a tear
for the y ear of 1960
I watched the fins
of the C adillac f all
I remember Dad exp lained
about the Berlin W all
H ow 'bout a tear
for the t orment and the trouble
T hat was brewing in the A sian w ay
I wore a smile
like the f aces that surround L .A.
In the city of the lost and found
I t's hard to get a b reak
Hard to stop from getting turned around
A nd make the same mist akes
M y reputation's o n the line
T he final day of '5 9
B ut like the sun just w atch me shine
Tod ay
H ow 'bout a cheer for the p iano virtuoso
I practiced 61 m inutes a d ay
I could never reach the k eys
But it was all O K
H ow 'bout a cheer for the h umor in my brother
T hat could brighten up the da rkest n ights
I t's just another sign of l ove
Whenever we would f ight
It's all the same twenty years ago
A s it is right now
Like a tour at the closing show
W hen I take my b ow
M y reputation's o n the line
A t the start of '79
B ut like the sun just w atch me shine
Toda y
I 've played this part so m any times
S ince the end of '59
B ut like the sun just w atch me shine
Tod ay