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Big Town Lyrics
I discovered a big town
On the crest of a wave
Throwing money at strangers
Taking candy from babes
Shaking hands in the Big Top
As the rain came down
I though it would not stop
Sending letters to Paris
From the Empire State
Taking pictures from the top
There's a lot of things
For you to do
There's a lot of dreams
That won't come true
I grew up in a big town
The lessons were not hard to learn
If you want them to love you
Then you must not love them in return
Spent the night at a party
Where I drank so much
I fell under your spell
Eight o'clock in the morning
And the daylight makes me
Look and feel like hell
There's a lot of things
For you to do
There's a lot of dreams
That won't come true
There's a lot of things
For you to do
There's a lot of dreams
That won't come true
When you live in a big town
There are sights and sounds
That make you want to cry
When you live in a big town
There are sights and sounds
That make you want to cry
When you live in a big town
There are sights and sounds
That make you want to cry
When you live in a big town
There are sights and sounds
That make you want to cry
On the crest of a wave
Throwing money at strangers
Taking candy from babes
As the rain came down
I though it would not stop
Sending letters to Paris
From the Empire State
Taking pictures from the top
For you to do
There's a lot of dreams
That won't come true
The lessons were not hard to learn
If you want them to love you
Then you must not love them in return
Where I drank so much
I fell under your spell
And the daylight makes me
Look and feel like hell
For you to do
There's a lot of dreams
That won't come true
For you to do
There's a lot of dreams
That won't come true
There are sights and sounds
That make you want to cry
There are sights and sounds
That make you want to cry
There are sights and sounds
That make you want to cry
There are sights and sounds
That make you want to cry
I always thought this song was a pretty straightforward song about the pressures of urban life, but I've read that the big town is actually a metaphor for the music industry. So it would seem the song is in part about the pressures of being a recording artist and the expectations others have of you.