Everywhere there’s lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
And the boys go into business
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
And you’re still the same
I caught up with you yesterday
Moving game to game
No one standing in your way
I would not be convicted by a jury of my peers
Still crazy after all these years
So I signed my name on number 24 (hey!)
Yeah, the judge said, “Boy, just one more,” (huh!)
“I’m gonna throw your ass in the city joint.”
Looked me in the eye, said, “You get my point?”
I say “Yeah! Oh yeah!”
Sittin’ and starin’ out of the hotel window.
Got a tip they’re gonna kick the door in again
I’d like to get some sleep before I travel,
But if you got a warrant, I guess you’re gonna come in.
My eyes begin to ache
In the cold electric light
There are no windows in this room
Which we’ve been sitting in all our lives
Oh the avenging angel-shiver in the way of her stare
Sittin’ in the morning sun
I’ll be sittin’ when the evening comes
Watching the ships roll in
Then I watch them roll away again, yeah
I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay
My girlfriend’s run off with my car
And gone back to her ma and pa
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
Now I’m sitting here,
Sipping at my ice cold beer,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
Tuesday afternoon
I’m just beginning to see
Now I’m on my way
It doesn’t matter to me
Chasing the clouds away
I can hear the soft breathing
Of the girl that I love,
As she lies here beside me
Asleep with the night,
This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind
A simple prop to occupy my time
This one goes out to the one I love
Affection Lies
What a surprise
You cut me deep
Now watch me bleed
And love lies bleeding in my hand
Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man
I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan
But my guitar couldn’t hold you so I split the band
Love lies bleeding in my hands
The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old,
But his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my soul.
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man
I’m just a living legacy to the leader of the band.
Dragons live forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant strings make way for other toys.
One sad night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.
Pray now for how long
Pray for me, who could you love
We’re falling from ecstasy
And you deserve us Leviathan
You deserve us Leviathan
My prayer is to linger with you
At the end of the day in a dream that’s divine
My prayer is a rapture in blue
With the world far away and your lips close to mine
Honey bring it close to my
Honey bring it close to my lips, yeah
Honey bring it close to my
Honey bring it close to my lips, yeah
It’s gotta be big, it’s gotta be big
I said, it’s gotta be big, it’s gotta be big
I said, it’s gotta be big, it’s gotta be big
I said, it’s gotta be big, it’s gotta be big
BIG. We’ll give you t-shirts and tanks
BIG. You want a ticket? No, thanks.
BIG. We’re only missing Tom Hanks
Who put eight million bucks up?
Scratch your head and go “Fig.”
Half that much was better spent
Doing other shows like Rent.
Shows like Rent will now prevent
Big from being so big.