The Great Wall of China Songtext
von Billy Joel
The Great Wall of China Songtext
(Ah-ha) hey
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha) hey
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
Hey, hey
Advice is cheap you can take it from me
It′s yours to keep 'cause opinions are free
Nobody knows ′bout the trouble I've seen
Nobody's perfect, mister, nobody′s clean
It costs too much and takes
Too long to find out too late
Some words are not heard ′til after they're spoken
Your role was protective
Your soul was too defective
Some people just don′t have a heart to be broken
We could have gone all the way to the great wall of china
If you'd only had a little more faith in me
In lieu of diamonds, gold and platinum reminders will still shine bright
All the king′s men and all the king's horses
Can′t put you together the way you used to be
We could have been standing on the great wall of china
Hey, hey
You take a piece of whatever you touch
Too many pieces means you're touching too much
You never win if you can't play it straight
You only beat me if you get me to hate
It must be so lonely
To think that you have only
Somebody else′s life to live if they let you
I ain′t too selective
But it don't take no detective
To find out how fast your friends will forget you
We could have gone all the way to the great wall of china
Now all you′re going to be is history
Help yourself, it's all you can eat at the empire diner tonight
You coulda had class, you coulda been a contender
Charlie, you shoulda looked out for me
You could have been standing, standing on the great wall of china
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha) hey
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha) oww
This was not your calling
Just look how far you′ve fallen
I heard your story, man, you've got to be joking
Keep things in perspective
This is my true objective
Why tear this heart out if it′s only been broken?
We could have gone all the way to the great wall of china
If you'd only had a little more faith in me
In lieu of diamonds, gold and platinum reminders will still shine bright
All the king's men and all the king′s horses
Can′t put you together the way you used to be
We could have been standing, standing on the great wall of china
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha) hey
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha) hey
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
Hey, hey
Advice is cheap you can take it from me
It′s yours to keep 'cause opinions are free
Nobody knows ′bout the trouble I've seen
Nobody's perfect, mister, nobody′s clean
It costs too much and takes
Too long to find out too late
Some words are not heard ′til after they're spoken
Your role was protective
Your soul was too defective
Some people just don′t have a heart to be broken
We could have gone all the way to the great wall of china
If you'd only had a little more faith in me
In lieu of diamonds, gold and platinum reminders will still shine bright
All the king′s men and all the king's horses
Can′t put you together the way you used to be
We could have been standing on the great wall of china
Hey, hey
You take a piece of whatever you touch
Too many pieces means you're touching too much
You never win if you can't play it straight
You only beat me if you get me to hate
It must be so lonely
To think that you have only
Somebody else′s life to live if they let you
I ain′t too selective
But it don't take no detective
To find out how fast your friends will forget you
We could have gone all the way to the great wall of china
Now all you′re going to be is history
Help yourself, it's all you can eat at the empire diner tonight
You coulda had class, you coulda been a contender
Charlie, you shoulda looked out for me
You could have been standing, standing on the great wall of china
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha) hey
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha) oww
This was not your calling
Just look how far you′ve fallen
I heard your story, man, you've got to be joking
Keep things in perspective
This is my true objective
Why tear this heart out if it′s only been broken?
We could have gone all the way to the great wall of china
If you'd only had a little more faith in me
In lieu of diamonds, gold and platinum reminders will still shine bright
All the king's men and all the king′s horses
Can′t put you together the way you used to be
We could have been standing, standing on the great wall of china
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha) hey
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
(Ah-ha)
(Ah-ha)
(Ahh)
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