The Big Guy

Album: Our Country: Americana Act II (2018)
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  • Everybody's afraid of the big guy called the gorilla
    Wish you could be here today
    Now I'm lying in the gutter
    Though the cop cars surround me I feel afraid
    Now I'm lying here staring at the pearly gates

    Tony Tony you gave me security
    You were a minder extraordinary
    And I miss you now that you're not there

    Terrified and been afraid
    Like a child who's lost his mother
    Shivering in a cold, cold sweat
    With my face in the gutter

    Bobby Bobby you gave me security
    And Tony Tony you did the same for me
    Now you're both sadly demised
    I can't believe I'm still alive

    Bobby came out of Chicago
    To give me a helping hand
    He sat me down when I acted so sloppy
    And he did the same for my whole band

    Tony came out of South London
    He was a cockney boy
    He saved my ass back in '82
    When I acted such a silly boy

    Come on man, don't be a fool
    Come on man, you're gonna crawl
    One day you're gonna fall

    Everybody's afraid of the big guy called the gorilla
    But he was never heavy out of hand
    In fact, he was as gentle as a lamb
    Tony Tony you gave me security
    A minder extraordinary
    I miss you now that you're not there

    You're never alone as long as the big guys live Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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