Lyrics

Big, Big Numbers

I look into your eyes and I know it’s true
I hear your words but I don’t think that you do
You hide the things that you don’t want to know
Silly statements from the point of fact
Useless sentences and paragraphs.

You’re playing with big big big big numbers
You’re playing with big big big big numbers!

I heed the sounds coming from far away
The funny rhythms of games that you play
A token symbol of someone’s fantasy
Not much more to you than meets the ear
Simple static gestures voicing clear.

You’re playing with big big big big numbers
You’re playing with big big big big numbers!

Romance and fantasy
You believe what you want to believe
Being all that you can be
But is it all that you need?

I read the captions of your realities
To get the facts on your priorities
The dated copies all start to look the same
Motion lipless saying “I love you”
All the more demanding “Love me do”.

You’re playing with big big big big numbers
You’re playing with big big big big numbers!

© 1985 Bruce Moody (ASCAP) Laura’s Lullabies