Listen to The Big Country by Talking Heads

The Big Country

Talking Heads

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Synthesizer
Jerry Harrison
Jerry Harrison
Keyboards
Tina Weymouth
Tina Weymouth
Bass Guitar
Christopher Frantz
Christopher Frantz
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Byrne
David Byrne
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Producer
Benji Armbrister
Benji Armbrister
Assistant Engineer
Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Producer
Rhett Davies
Rhett Davies
Engineer
Joe Gaswirt
Joe Gaswirt
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

I see the shapes I remember from maps I see the shoreline I see the whitecaps A baseball diamond Nice weather down there I see the school And the houses where the kids are Places to park By the factories and buildings Restaurants and bars For later in the evening Then we come to the farmlands And the undeveloped areas And I have learned How these things work together I see the parkway That passes through them all And I have learned How to look at these things, and I say I wouldn't live there if you paid me I wouldn't live like that, no siree I wouldn't do the things the way those people do I wouldn't live there if you paid me to I guess it's healthy I guess the air is clean I guess those people Have fun with their neighbors and friends Look at that kitchen And all of that food Look at them eat it I guess it tastes real good They grow it in those farmlands Then they bring it to the store They put it in the car trunk And they bring it back home, and I say I wouldn't live there if you paid me I wouldn't live like that, no siree I wouldn't do the things the way those people do I wouldn't live there if you paid me to I'm tired of looking Out the window of the airplane I'm tired of traveling I want to be somewhere It's not even worth talking About those people down there, no Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga Goo-goo-goo-goo, ga-ga-ga-ga
Writer(s): David Byrne Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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