Big Time - Peter Gabriel: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Big Time

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Big Time was released on May 19, 1986 by Real World as a part of the album So

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Peter Gabriel

Lead Vocals

Daniel Lanois

Guitar

P.P. Arnold

Background Vocals

Stewart Copeland

Stewart Copeland

Drums

Coral Gordon

Background Vocals

David Rhodes

Guitar

Dee Lewis

Background Vocals

Don Mikkelsen

Trombone

Jerry Marotta

Percussion

Jimmy Bralower

Programming

Mark Rivera

Alto Saxophone

Simon Clark

Hammond Organ

Tony Levin

Bass Guitar

Wayne Jackson

Trumpet

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Peter Gabriel

Songwriter

Daniel Lanois

Horn Arranger

Wayne Jackson

Horn Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Peter Gabriel

Producer

Daniel Lanois

Producer

Bruce Lampcov

Overdub Engineer

David Bascombe

Recording Engineer

David Bottrill

Additional Engineer

David Stallbaumer

David Stallbaumer

Additional Engineer

Jam Crisp

Assistant Engineer

Kevin Killen

Recording Engineer

Steve Boyer

Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

(Hi there!)

[Verse 2]

I'm on my way

I'm making it

(Huh)

I've got to make it show, yeah

Eh!

So much larger than life

I'm gonna watch it growing

[Verse 3]

Oh-ha-ha-ho oh oh oh oh

[Verse 4]

The place where I come from

Is a small town

They think so small

They use small words

But not me

I'm smarter than that

I worked it out

I've been stretching my mouth

To let those big words come right out

I had enough

I'm getting out

To the city

The big, big city

I'll be a big noise with all the big boys

So much stuff I will own

[Verse 5]

And I will pray to a big God

As I kneel in the big Church

[Verse 6]

(Big time)

I'm on my way I'm making it

(Big time)

Oh, yes

(Big time)

I've got to make it show, yeah

(Big time)

(Big time)

So much larger than life

(Big time)

I'm gonna watch it growing

(Big time)

[Verse 7]

Oh oh oh oh

Woh oh oh oh

[Verse 8]

My parties have all the big names

And I greet them with the widest smile

Tell them how my life is one big adventure

And always they're amazed

[Verse 9]

When I show them 'round my house

To my bed

I had it made like a mountain range

With a snow-white pillow for a big fat head

[Verse 10]

And my heaven will be a big heaven

And I will walk through the front door

[Verse 11]

(Big time)

I'm on my way

I'm making it

(Big time)

(Huh)

(Big time)

I've got to make it show, yeah

(Big time)

(Big time)

So much larger than life

(Big time)

I'm gonna watch it growing

(Big time)

[Verse 12]

(Big time)

My car's getting bigger

(Big time)

My house getting bigger

(Big time)

My eyes getting bigger

(Big time)

And my mouth

(Big time)

My belly's getting bigger

(Big time)

And my bank account

(Big time)

Look at my circumstance

(Big time)

And the bulge in my big, big, big, big, big, big

Big, big, big, big, big, big, big, big, big

Written by: Peter Gabriel

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