how long can you be walking on eggshells and breathe in thin air get yourself ready for departure when you re already there longer than the wall of china longer than longing for love longer than your panthomime when the audience is bored how can you tip toe to the exit with your tapping shoes on listen to yourself when your cell phone rings and the radio s on longer than your hair in the 80 s longer than the long run longer than the longest winter longer than long how can you dance on the battlefield with your sunday clothes on how long can you can you go along with this shit with a straight face on longer than these walls of china longer than you know what longer than the weakest picture longer than long come on so long