The Big Light

Lyrics

Well I had a little feeling to have a big night

And I woke up feeling small and not so brave and not quite right

I had to face the who am I and where is she and what did I do

But worst of all I had to face the big light

Chorus:

The big light came through my window and it opened up my eyelids

And it snapped them up like roller blinds and told me things that I did

I can't face another day and night of good ideas and complications

And I'm thankful that I didn't open another bottle of inspiration

When the hangover this morning had a personality

And I cast my shattered mind over selected memories

I didn't even touch the light switch so I knew I'd never see

The Haggard face that would be staring back at me

Chorus

Well I had a little feeling to have a big time

And I woke up to alarm bells like a big church chime

I had to face the who am I and who is she and what did I do

But worst of all I had to face the big light

Chorus

Credits

• Written by: D.P.A. MacManus
• Produced by: J. Henry (T-Bone) Burnett and Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus with Larry Kalman Hirsch
• Musicians:

The Little Hands Of Concrete - vocal, acoustic guitar

James Burton - electric guitar

Jerry Scheff - string bass

Ron Tutt - brushes & drums

Discography

Albums:

• King Of America, 1986
• King Of America (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1995
• King Of America (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2005

Singles:

• none

Collections:

• none

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Alternate Versions:

• The Big Light (live at the Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1986-10-23)

King Of America (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1995

King Of America (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2005

Produced by: (none credited)

Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar

The Confederates:

James Burton - lead guitar

Jerry Scheff - bass

Jim Keltner - drums

T Bone Burnett - rhythm guitar

Mitchell Froom - keyboards

T-Bone Wolk - accordion, vocals

Michael Blair - marimbas, vibraphone, percussion

Ralph Carney - saxophone

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
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Performed by:

• none
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Bootlegs

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