The Big Country

THE BIG COUNTRY- The Talking Heads

C D F F G (rpt 3 more times)

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 schools, and the houses where the kids are

Places to park, by the factories 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 parkways that passes through them all

And I have learned how to look at these things

And I say, I wouldn't live there if you paid me

I wouldn't live there, ooh, 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

And I guess those people have fun with their neighbors and friends

Look at that kitchen and all of that food

Look at them eat, I guess it tastes real good

They're growin' in those farmlands, then they bring it to the stores

They put it in their car trunks, then they bring it back home

I'm tired of looking out the window of the airplane

I'm tired of travelling, I want to be somewhere

And it's not even worth talking about those people down there

Do do da da da Do do da da da Do do

(keep on doing chorus with various noises)

(eventually hold the Eb a while and end on Bb)

(from More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978)

(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)