The Big Country lyrics

Song information

Artist: Talking Heads
Album: More Songs About Buildings

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 fac'tries 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

(Chorus)

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..

(Chorus)

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 travelling, I want to be somewhere
It's not even worth talking
About those people down there

Goo goo ga ga ga
Goo goo ga ga ga

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

"More Songs About Buildings" album track list