Ebony beauty, pass this shade The looking glass relects Then a voice calls me back "This is just circumstance It is not personal" Oh no, it never is Then you ram your hand in your bag For a little friendly substance By the time you're twenty five They will say you've gone and blown it By the time you're thirty five I must confide you will have blown them all Right on cue just act surprised When they invite you to take Your curtain call You climbed China's wall Your curtain call I have done what I've done And it has the ultimate consequence Then a voice calls me back "This is not business No, it's more like spiritual" Is that what it is? Then you ram your hand in your bag For a little protection By the time you're twenty five They will say you've gone and blown it By the time you're thirty five I must confide you will have blown them all Right on cue just act surprised When they invite you to take Your curtain call You climbed China's wall Your curtain call They closed China's wall Curtain call Ebony beauty, pass this shade The looking glass relects