A Matter Of Trust

Written by Billy Joel
Performed by Billy Joel

Here's a perfect example of fitting a song to a story.  I knew these lyrics would represent the overall theme of my "Romancing the Stone" series before the end of the second verse.  In fact, there are so many parallels that's it almost scary.

I included parts of the lyrics in my original posting of the series' second installment, "Diamond in the Rough", back in April 1998.  In my July 2002 revisions I finally decided to remove the lyrics from "Diamond in the Rough" and post them in entirety as the official theme song of "Romancing the Stone".

Some love is like 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.
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.

I know you're an emotional girl,
It took a lot for you to not lose faith in this world.
I can't offer you proof
But you're gonna face a moment of truth.
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.

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

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.
Some love is just the lie of the mind,
It's make believe until it's just a matter of time
And some might have learned to adjust,
But then it never was a matter of trust

I'm sure you're aware, love,
We've both had our share of
Believeing too long
When the whole situation was wrong.

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
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.