ELVIS COSTELLO lyrics - The Big Light

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



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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



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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



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