[Verse 1]
Ebony beauty
Pass this shade
The looking glass reflects
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

[Pre-Chorus]
By the time you're 25
They will say, "You've gone and blown it"
By the time you're 35, I must confide
You will have blown them all
Right on cue, just act surprised
When they invite you to take

[Chorus]
Your curtain call
You climbed China's wall
Your curtain call

[Verse 2]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
By the time you're 25
They will say, "You've gone and blown it"
By the time you're 35, I must confide
You will have blown them all
Right on cue, just act surprised
When they invite you to take

[Chorus]
Your curtain call
You climbed China's wall
Your curtain call
They closed China's wall
Curtain call

[Outro]
Ebony beauty
Pass this shade
The looking glass reflects