Big City

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 waitin' 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

And 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

Black earth trembles when the trains go by

Bums on the corner tell you gently crawl up and die

Well, I lost my girl and I missed my train to Ride

And I'm stuck here sellin' papers

And spittin' on the ground when you walk by

Break

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 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 plannin' when to die

Don't expect favours when the cars go passing by

I lost my girl waitin' for the train from Ride

Well, I don't mind matching colours or parkin' people's cars

And telling little lies if that's alright

In the big city, in the big city, in the big city

In the big city, in the big city, in the big city