Released: July 9, 1986
Songwriter: Billy Joel
Producer: Phil Ramone
[Intro]
One, two
One, two, three, four
[Verse 1]
Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began
With a passionate start
And they may not want it to end
But it will, it's just a question of when
[Chorus]
I've lived long enough to have learned
The closer you get to the fire
The more you get burned
But that won't happen to us
Because it's always been
A matter of trust
[Verse 2]
I know you're an emotional girl
It took a lot for you to not
Lose your faith in this world
But I can't offer you proof
But you're gonna face
A moment of truth
[Chorus]
It's hard when you're always afraid
You just recover
When another belief is betrayed
So break my heart if you must
It's a matter of trust
[Bridge]
You can't go the distance
With too much resistance
I know you have doubts
But for God's sake don't shut me out
[Verse 3]
This time you've got nothing to lose
You can take it, you can leave it
Whatever you choose
I won't hold back anything
And I'll walk away a fool or a king
[Chorus]
Some love is just a lie of the mind
It's make believe until it's only a matter of time
And some might have learned to adjust
But then it never was a matter of trust
[Bridge]
I'm sure you're aware love
We've both had our share of
Believing too long
When the whole situation was wrong
[Verse 4]
Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle
For the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why
[Chorus]
Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began
With a passionate start
But that can't happen to us
Because it's always been
A matter of trust
[Outro]
It's a matter of trust
It's always been a matter of trust
It's a matter of trust
Cause it's always been
A matter of trust
One, two
One, two, three, four
[Verse 1]
Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began
With a passionate start
And they may not want it to end
But it will, it's just a question of when
[Chorus]
I've lived long enough to have learned
The closer you get to the fire
The more you get burned
But that won't happen to us
Because it's always been
A matter of trust
[Verse 2]
I know you're an emotional girl
It took a lot for you to not
Lose your faith in this world
But I can't offer you proof
But you're gonna face
A moment of truth
[Chorus]
It's hard when you're always afraid
You just recover
When another belief is betrayed
So break my heart if you must
It's a matter of trust
[Bridge]
You can't go the distance
With too much resistance
I know you have doubts
But for God's sake don't shut me out
[Verse 3]
This time you've got nothing to lose
You can take it, you can leave it
Whatever you choose
I won't hold back anything
And I'll walk away a fool or a king
[Chorus]
Some love is just a lie of the mind
It's make believe until it's only a matter of time
And some might have learned to adjust
But then it never was a matter of trust
[Bridge]
I'm sure you're aware love
We've both had our share of
Believing too long
When the whole situation was wrong
[Verse 4]
Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle
For the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why
[Chorus]
Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began
With a passionate start
But that can't happen to us
Because it's always been
A matter of trust
[Outro]
It's a matter of trust
It's always been a matter of trust
It's a matter of trust
Cause it's always been
A matter of trust
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- The Essential Billy Joel (2001)
- We Didn’t Start the Fire
- Piano Man
- Vienna
- Uptown Girl
- The Longest Time
- She’s Always a Woman
- Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
- Just the Way You Are
- Only the Good Die Young
- Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
- New York State of Mind
- Allentown
- Honesty
- The Stranger
- Goodnight Saigon
- My Life
- It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
- Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
- And So it Goes
- Big Shot
- Captain Jack
- An Innocent Man
- Zanzibar
- The Downeaster “Alexa”