Forever, you'll be remembered as the one who played it cool 

Whenever they speak your name they'll say it's you who broke the golden rule 

But here's what I really want to know 

Did you see the writing on the wall 



Chorus: 

Babylon 

How long can this foolish magic carry on 

Babylon 

Who will love you when the fantasy of youth is gone 



Babylon is it true that your streets were paved with gold 

And did you play beneath the stars 

Babylon did you know it would all come down to 

How you played the dealer's cards 



Remember how you loved the laughter 

A kingdom on the rise 

Crys in the night would turn you to song 

And when they call ooh you sang along 



Here's what I really want to know 

Did you see the writing on the wall 



Babylon 

How long will this foolish magic carry on 

Babylon 

Who will love you when the fantasy of youth is gone 



Babylon is it true that your streets were paved with gold 

And did you play beneath the stars 

Babylon did you know it would all come down to 

How you played the dealer's cards 



It's over you rate two pages in some book 

Your legacy 

Lost in the night and still you sing your song 

For those who will take heed 



Here's what I really want to know 

Did you see the writing on the wall 



Babylon 

How long will this foolish magic carry on 

Babylon 

Who will love you when the fantasy of youth is gone 



Babylon is it true that your streets were paved with gold 

And did you play beneath the stars 

Babylon did you know it would all come down to 

How you played the dealer's cards...