Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Great Wall of China , by - Billy Joel. Release date: 09.08.1993
Song language: English
The Great Wall of China |
| Advice is cheap you can take it from me It’s yours to keep 'cause opinions are free |
| Nobody knows about 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 |
| 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 |
| 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? |