Sting - Big Lie Small World Lyrics
Words and music by stingI sat down and wrote this letterTelling you that I felt betterSince youve gone and I was freeIm so happyI have so little time to spare nowIm wanted almost everywhere nowI make out like casanovaFriends are always coming overI signed my name as if I meant itAnd sealed it with a kiss and sent itThe letter headed through my moodHappy in my solitudeBut halfway home I changed my tuneAnd when I saw my lonely roomThe mirror caught my eyeWhen I sat down, I criedBig lie, small worldIt was a big lie, small worldI had to intercept that letterTelling you that I was betterI raced to catch the postmans vanHe was leaving as I ranI missed the bus, I missed the trainI end up walking in the rainBig dog chased me down the streetHadnt had a bite to eatFeeling sorry for myselfAnd wishing I was someone elseI walked across the cityBecause I couldnt stand your pityBig lie, small worldIt was a big lie, small worldThe place you live looks opulentAnd obviously a higher rentThan a cozy little roomI had this sense of doomYour landlord says youre out of townBut your new boyfriends always aroundThe hour was getting lateSo I sit down and waitHeres the postman with my letterComing down the path he betterGive that thing to meI have to make him seeBegging doesnt do the trickHe thinks that Im a lunaticBut then who comes upon the sceneBut your new boyfriend, mr. cleanI hit the postman, hit your loverGrabbed the letter, ran for coverThe police arrived in time for teaThey said theyd like to question meBut I can only curse my fateI had to face the magistrateIt hasnt been the best of daysId like to fly awayBig lie, small worldBig lie, small worldIt was a big lie, small worldBig lie, small world
