A Matter of Trust Lyrics

[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
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
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
'Cause 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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Genius Annotation

“A Matter of Trust” is the fiery second single from the 1986 album The Bridge. Unlike most Billy Joel songs up to this point, this song revolves around the electric guitar sound rather than the piano, leading to a more conventional format.

The subject of the song seems to revolve around trust issues with multiple relationships. While this has more to do about romantic relationships, he may be giving himself some advice since trust is something he thought he had with his ex-brother-in-law Frank Weber… at least before finding out he was robbing him of millions of dollars.

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