Big Ol’ City Lyrics[Intro]
Take my pulse
There's a thrumming inside the vein
That you feel with your fingertips
Too much coffee
And too much waiting
For a monster to show
So we can run from it
There's a sound through the air
Like a snare or an engine
Or a coil as it flies unwound
It rings in my ears
Brings me to valium tears
Dried against my cheek by the wind underground
[Chorus]
When the rain comes down
On the big old city—
I'll miss the sound
Of the early morning
I'm up at dawn
And I'm on the highway
I won't be back here
For a month or two
[Verse 2]
There's a man in the sky
And he's watching you drive
Because speeding kills, you know
So buckle up tight
Put your left in your right
And fire that gun real slow
Out on the concrete
That old man looks through me
His beard hanging low to the earth
I am only a passing car down Main Street
And the only thing inside that turns to dirt
[Chorus]
When the rain comes down
On the big old city—
I'll miss the sound
Of the early morning
I'm up at dawn
And I'm on the highway
I won't be back here
For a month or two
[Bridge]
You could be your own salvation
Or you could just let us in
Starting fires warms the masses
But it's a sorry way to win
[Chorus]
When the rain comes down
On the big old city—
I'll miss the sound
Of the early morning
I'm up at dawn
And I'm on the highway
I won't be back here
For a month or two