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