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I'm flat-busted, wild-eyed and free
I couldn't get arrested if I tried
A has-been at a mere thirty-five

Straight, honest, forthright and true
Great expectations for someone
Doesn't anybody know how to have fun

But I?m gonna be Big Star
I?m gonna be a Big Star someday
I?m gonna be a Big Star someday

Grape?s bitter, I?m no quitter
Revolutions come one by one
Seems it?s high noon and I ain?t got no gun

But it so hard, so hard
So hard getting by

Gonna be Big Star
I?m gonna be a Big Star someday
I?m gonna be a Big Star someday

Fine bourbon, Cuban cigars
Rude remarks observed in the C.C.Bar
I?m perfecting the finest art of wasting hour

But I?m gonna be Big Star
I?m gonna be a Big Star someday
I?m gonna be a Big Star
I?m gonna be a Big Star someday

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bobo192 On May 22, 2002

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Cover art for Big Star lyrics by Jayhawks, The

by fireplace

21y ago

Love this song.

I think it's about him getting older ( has-been at a mere thirty-five ) and yet still believing he'll be a 'big star'. Either way this is a lot of fun - it was in a VH1 commercial a while ago and I got all excited. Definitely take a listen if you haven't heard it.

The Jayhawks are so underrated.

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by Michial

21y ago

The title is a reference to the classic power pop band Big Star, a major influence on Gary Louris. That reference makes the chorus ironic, though, since Big Star never even got close to being huge.

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