In the big city, where the lights are low   Cold dirty ground, where the rivers don't flow   Nothing's gonna change so throw it all away      In the big city, where the kids will come cheap   And monsters prowl and never sleep   Don't cross the road if you haven't got the time of day      Well, I lost my girl waitin' for the train from Ride   I know she's out there somewhere   Selling all we got but I don't mind      In the big city, you can walk a thin line   And your mother won't know that you do a bit of crime   Your father's on the dole and he really hasn't got the time      In the big city, where it's hard to see the sky   Black earth trembles when the trains go by   Bums on the corner tell you gently crawl up and die      Well, I lost my girl and I missed my train to Ride   And I'm stuck here sellin' papers   And spittin' on the ground when you walk by   Break      In the big city, you can dance all night   Only if you're clean and the lads are not uptight   Or you may as well forget it until the broad daylight      In the big city, where the suits don't look you in the eye   Learn how to laugh, you'll be plannin' when to die   Don't expect favours when the cars go passing by      I lost my girl waitin' for the train from Ride   Well, I don't mind matching colours or parkin' people's cars   And telling little lies if that's alright      In the big city, in the big city, in the big city   In the big city, in the big city, in the big city