THE BIG PAYBACK Lyrics:Bruce Springsteen Music:Bruce Springsteen
I bought a scooter and I rented a shack Out in the sun, by the railroad track I got a job and I'm a-breakin' my back Workin' and workin' for the big payback I keep a puttin' and a puttin' out I keep a sweatin' like a all get out I work so long that I'm a losin' track Waitin', waitin' on the big payback Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, look out Sam It's a gone dead train rumblin' down this track They got your neck in the noose, you're draggin' long in back Chasin' and chasin' the big payback Oh what my foreman does well I don't know He just throws me a shovel and yells 'Go, Bobby, Go' Oh well-a all day long he's just a diddy wack wack
While I'm sweatin' and sweatin' the big payback Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, look out Sam It's a gone dead train rumblin' down this track They got your neck in the noose, your hands are tied up in back Chasin' and chasin' the big payback I quit that job, and Mister I ain't goin' back Got me a knife and she's a long and bad I'll tell you how I make my piece at night Mac Down in the alley of the big payback I go a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, c'mon man You're a gone dead train rumblin' down this track I got your neck in the noose and I don't give a damn, Jack I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback