Big City lyrics

Darryl Hunt)

In the big city
Where the lights are low
Cold dirty ground
Where the rivers don`t flow
Nothing`s gonna change so throw it all away

In the big city
Where the kids will come cheap
And monsters prowl and never sleep
Don`t cross the road if you haven`t got the time of day

Well I lost my girl waiting for the train from Ride
I know she`s out there somewhere
Selling all we got but I don`t mind

In the big city
You can walk a thin line
Your mother won`t know that you do a bit of crime
Your father`s on the dole and he really hasn`t got the time

In the big city
Where it`s hard to see the sky
And the black earth trembles when the trains go by
And the bums on the corner tell you gently
To fuck off and die

Well I lost my girl and I missed my train to Ride
And I`m stuck here selling papers
And spitting on the ground when you walk by

In the big city
You can dance all night
Only if you`re clean and the lads are not uptight
Or you may as well forget it and wait until the broad daylight

In the big city
Where the suits don`t look you in the eye
Learn how to laugh you`ll be planning when to die
And don`t expect any favours from the cars passing by

I lost my girl waiting for the train from Ride
Well I don`t mind matching colours or parking people`s cars
ANd telling little lies if that`s alright

In the big city
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