When she was two
Mama told her what to do
Sit and behave
Don't make a sound now
When she was eight
She had found a different fate
Moving her fingers
Up and down now
When the clock had moved some more
She could open any door she pleased
She's a koto girl
Playing eighteen string guitar
Been around
All the eastern world
She can't leave now, but her dreams still travel far
Now she is grown
Has a life all of her own
Plays all the time
Just to be seen now
I met her here
Drinking cold asahi beer
Or could have been
I walked up and ask her please
She replied hello in cantonese
She's a koto girl
Who knows what she wants to be
Been around
All the eastern world
But hopes someday for a life where she is free
Don't go away (I want to be with you)
I tried to say (Come on, let's see it through)
( E )
Stars in her eyes
Shanghai, goodbye
Signed a major record deal
Now she plays TV shows in High heels
She's a koto girl
A dream come true superstar
Been around all the eastern world
But koto girl wants to climb the Bilboard charts
She's a koto girl
Playing eighteen string guitar
What a sound
Heard around the world
This koto girl (koto girl) has got her strings
Wrapped around my heart