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EWell I bit on my lip, and I kicked at my toes
ENo, I don't need your lecture cause your lecture won't show
That you toDld me so I Atold you sEo
EBut I would have managed, I would have been fine
EI'd do it myself and I'd do it just my way,
I'm Da big man for Athinking just sEo.
ABut somebody told me that your mother was Eborn
AOh a wandering woman with a spirit so sEworn of the riverside
AAnd it never surprised me but it meBant that my Elove was immobilizedA  
Well, it Bmeant that my loEve was immobilAized 
Cause when Dit comes, it comeAs when it does.E  
EBut you came in the middle and you fell in my hands
EOh a, wonderful woman and an average man.
See thaDt makes me the Alucky manE  
EI won't be deserving, but I won't be denied
ESee, I fell in this position, I will still teach my kids pride
Because Dfailure's a Apart of it Eall
And if faDilure don't hurt then faAilure don't work at aEll
ABut somebody told me, our nephew was bornE  
AOh, a beautiful baby, so smart and so Esure of his little self
AAnd in a wonderful way he was mBaking me feel Eso smallA  
Was Bmaking mEe feel so sAmall,
Was Bmaking me Efeel so smalAl.
And I Ddon't think I'vAe felt this Ebefore.
In Aall the reasons to Ecome, well they overAride my body and,
I point to thEe sun, cause where it's wAarm is where the wilderness growsE  
And it grows, and it grows 'till Ait all becomes nothing 
And notAhing is left as Eyou know.
(We Awalked it for a thousand years, with Ebroken eyes and salted ears
ComplAaining 'bout the weather like we ever had a Echoice.
Through alAl the noise and self abuse, you waiteEd for your fill of truth
Oh I'm Aterrified I'll achieve nothing at all.)E  

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Big Man

by Boy & Bear

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Well I bit on my lip, and I kicked at my toes

No, I don't need your lecture cause your lecture won't show

D A E

That you told me so I told you so

But I would have managed, I would have been fine

I'd do it myself and I'd do it just my way,

D A E

I'm a big man for thinking just so.

A E

But somebody told me that your mother was born

A E

Oh a wandering woman with a spirit so sworn of the riverside

A B E A

And it never surprised me but it meant that my love was immobilized

B E A

Well, it meant that my love was immobilized

D A E

Cause when it comes, it comes when it does.

But you came in the middle and you fell in my hands

Oh a, wonderful woman and an average man.

D A E

See that makes me the lucky man

I won't be deserving, but I won't be denied

See, I fell in this position, I will still teach my kids pride

D A E

Because failure's a part of it all

D A E

And if failure don't hurt then failure don't work at all

A E

But somebody told me, our nephew was born

A E

Oh, a beautiful baby, so smart and so sure of his little self

A B E A

And in a wonderful way he was making me feel so small

B E A

Was making me feel so small,

B E A

Was making me feel so small.

D A E

And I don't think I've felt this before.

A E A

In all the reasons to come, well they override my body and,

E A E

I point to the sun, cause where it's warm is where the wilderness grows

And it grows, and it grows 'till it all becomes nothing

A E

And nothing is left as you know.

A E

(We walked it for a thousand years, with broken eyes and salted ears

A E

Complaining 'bout the weather like we ever had a choice.

A E

Through all the noise and self abuse, you waited for your fill of truth

A E

Oh I'm terrified I'll achieve nothing at all.)

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