The Great Wall of China (Album Version)-Billy Joel

[ti:The Great Wall Of China] [ar:Billy Joel] [al:River Of Dreams] [by:] [offset:0] [00:28.19]Advice is cheap you can take it from me [00:32.50]It's yours to keep cause opinions are free [00:36.90]Nobody knows about the trouble I've seen [00:41.41]Nobody's perfect mister nobody's clean [00:46.02]It cost too much and takes too long to find out too late [00:50.27]Some words are not heard till after they're spoken [00:54.76]Your role was protective your soul was too defective [00:59.13]Some people just don't have a heart to be broken [01:03.82]We could have gone all the way to the Great Wall of China [01:08.02]If you'd only had a little more faith in me [01:12.47]In lieu of diamonds gold and platinum reminders will still shine bright [01:21.79]All the king's men and all the king's horses [01:25.65]Can't put you together the way you used to be [01:30.40]We could have been standing on the Great Wall of China [01:44.36]You take a piece of whatever you touch [01:48.62]Too many pieces means you're touching too much [01:52.99]You never win if you can't play it straight [01:57.54]You only beat me if you get me to hate [02:02.10]It must be so lonely to think that you have only [02:06.71]Somebody else's life to live if they let you [02:10.96]I ain't too selective but it don't take no detective [02:15.57]To find out how fast your friends will forget you [02:20.14]We could have gone all the way to the Great Wall of China [02:24.64]Now all you're going to be is history [02:28.81]Help yourself it's all you can eat at the Empire Diner tonight [02:38.09]You coulda had class you coulda have been a contender [02:41.99]Charlie you shoulda looked out for me [02:46.82]You could have been standing standing on the Great Wall of China [03:29.71]This was not your calling just look how far you've fallen [03:32.95] [03:33.94]I heard your story man you've got to be joking [03:36.81] [03:38.59]Keep things in perspective this is my true objective [03:42.85]Why tear this heart out if it's only been broken [03:47.53]We could have gone all the way to the Great Wall of China [03:51.78]If you'd only had a little more faith in me [03:56.33]In lieu of diamonds gold and platinum reminders will still shine bright [04:05.44]All the king's men and all the king's horses [04:08.68]Can't put you together the way you used to be [04:14.25]We could have been standing standing on the Great Wall of China