Bigger

from The Untrodden Track by Pete Pascoe and Paul Dredge

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4. Bigger
‘And another thing…’ - a social comment type of song.

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WHEN I THINK OF THIS COUNTRY, WHAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE

WHAT’D WE COME HERE FOR? ARE WE ANY MORE FREE?
THERE'S AN EARLY TWILIGHT, A SIGN IN THE SKY
THINK I’LL LAY LOW TONIGHT, SEE WHAT TRANSPIRES.

IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME.

THE UNDERLYING ECHOES OF LONG AGO FOUGHT WARS
I CATCH IN THE EYES OF STRANGER I PASS IN THE DOOR
IT'S NOT SO MUCH IN THE BACK OF HIS MIND,
IT'S MORE TO THE FORE
IT DRIVES MOST OF OUR THOUGHTS, SHAKES ME TO THE CORE

IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME

WERE OVER DRESSED FOR THE PARTY, JUST NEED YOUR WITS AND A KNIFE

THERE'S TWO TIRED CHILDREN AN EXHAUSTED WIFE
THERE'S A DEAL WITH A BANKER. NO ONE CAN DENY
TO STAKE OUT A CLAIM TO HANG ON TO TIL YOU DIE

IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME.

YOU NEED A JOB ON THE RAILROAD
OR SOMETHING QUITE TAME

TO KEEP UPPING THE ANTE TO REMAIN IN THE GAME
HISTORY’S LONG REACHING FINGERS CREEP UP FROM BEHIND
YOU SENSE THERE'S MORE TO THE PICTURE YOU REACH FOR THE WINE

IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU, AND ITS' BIGGER THAN ME

WHO DO YOU VOTE FOR? WHO GETS THE NOD?
JUST ANOTHER CLEAN CUT CRIMINAL TALKED UP ON THE BOX
I GOT NO TIME TO BEGIN TO TUNE IN
TOO BUSY PAINTING PICTURES WITH A WARY GRIN

IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME

YOU CAN GO ON RHYMING. ’TIL THE SUN’S LONG SUNK DOWN
TO FIND YOU'RE ONLY MIMING, LIKE THE GUY IN THE GOWN
HE’S STANDING ONCE A WEEK TO EMPOWER THE SMALL AND THE MEEK
IS HE A WANDERING WOLF, DRESSED UP WITH THE SHEEP?

IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME

WE'RE A STRANGE OLD BUNCH. MOST OF US SO SHALLOW
THE REST OF US OUT TO LUNCH,
LIVING LIFE WAY TO MELLOW
THE PASSION IS BURIED ALONG WITH MOST OF THE BOOKS
THEY’RE LOCKED UP IN THE LIBRARY, NO ONE TAKING A LOOK

IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU, AND IT'S BIGGER THAN ME
AT LEAST THERE'S A FEW OF US STILL TRYIN TO BE FREE

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from The Untrodden Track, released May 1, 2022
Composer - Pete Pascoe
Lyricist - Pete Pascoe

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