Big City Lyrics - Singles - Pogues

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