David Byrne & Richard Thompson - The Big Country

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.
Restaunts and bar 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 couldn't live like that, no siree!
I couldn't do the things the way those people do.
I couldn'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' guess it tastes real good.

They grow it in the farmlands
And they take it to the stores
They put it in the car trunk
And they bring it back home
And I say ...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Richard
• Thompson
• David
• Byrne
• Talking
• Heads
• Big
• Country

[chukcanuk]

choppy ending.

[johnmckinlay67]

... Nice weather down there. ( Miami ) . Thanks for posting . : )

[npspec34]

I remember being in a plane flying to Miami for 4th of July in 1983 and thinking of this song as I saw a baseball diamond (down below) and so much else.

Nothing has changed.

[jgammel25]

@Francis

Bb - F - Eb sounds pretty close for that part of the song

[FrancisD]

I only wish I could work out the chords to Big Country. The ones posted on various sites completely lose it at "And I say * I wouldn't live there..."

[dullsvillain]

I have learned how these two work together.....yesiree!