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Big Wheels Lyrics
Ive been thinking it over
So many times they say
You got it made
They never understand
The answer lies within your soul
cos no one know which side
The coin will fall.
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning...
Save it for a rainy day
For when the cold wind blows
Just to see how they run
I thought theyd know
I tried my best, all I could do
But somehow it was not enough for you.
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning,
Turning, turning...
Chorus:
I remember the dead of night
A lonely light that shines upon the window
I see it all so clear
The tenderness, the silent tears
Out here in the pouring rain
Through cold dark waiting days
I see you standing there
I see the big wheels turning
Never ending, on and on they go.
I think Im going home
I think Im gonna have to start again
Its rather sad
Because Ive looked around, cant seem to find
Whatevers always rolling through my mind
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning
Turning, turning...
Repeat chorus
So many times they say
You got it made
They never understand
The answer lies within your soul
cos no one know which side
The coin will fall.
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning...
For when the cold wind blows
Just to see how they run
I thought theyd know
I tried my best, all I could do
But somehow it was not enough for you.
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning,
Turning, turning...
I remember the dead of night
A lonely light that shines upon the window
I see it all so clear
The tenderness, the silent tears
Out here in the pouring rain
Through cold dark waiting days
I see you standing there
I see the big wheels turning
Never ending, on and on they go.
I think Im gonna have to start again
Its rather sad
Because Ive looked around, cant seem to find
Whatevers always rolling through my mind
Baby I know
Big wheels turning
Baby I know
Big wheels turning, turning
Turning, turning...
Song Info
Submitted by
y0itzcourtney On Aug 24, 2007
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I think this song is about how simple things are such a small part of the big picture, yet they mean so much because they trigger the turnings of the "big wheels."
Believe it or not, I quoted this one for my high school yearbook...I love the first verse, to me it speaks to the free will in all of us, how we can either make something of our lives or waste it away.
@mbarsky My late husband’s favorite song, speaks to me more now because of all he was and could have been. He was tortured with addiction . Brilliant and cool but sad, RIP my Lar!
@mbarsky My late husband’s favorite song, speaks to me more now because of all he was and could have been. He was tortured with addiction . Brilliant and cool but sad, RIP my Lar!