The Big Payback Lyrics

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 hog and all
I work so long that I'm a losin' track
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, ring out sam
I took on that 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 busy wise crack
While I'm sweatin' and sweatin' the big payback

Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, God damn, ring out sam
I took on that train rumblin' down the track
They got your neck in the noose, your hands are tied up in back
And you're a-workin' and workin' for 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 the peace with that man
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 goin' to that 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

Bruce Springsteen - The Essential Bruce Springsteen

Nov 2003

1. Blinded By The Light
2. For You
3. Spirit In The Night
4. 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
5. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
6. Thunder Road
7. Born To Run
8. Jungleland
9. Badlands
10. Darkness On The Edge Of Town
11. The Promised Land
12. The River
13. Hungry Heart
14. Nebraska
15. Atlantic City
16. Born In The U.S.A.
17. Glory Days
18. Dancing In The Dark
19. Tunnel Of Love
20. Brilliant Disguise
21. Human Touch
22. Living Proof
23. Lucky Town
24. Streets Of Philadelphia
25. The Ghost Of Tom Joad
26. The Rising
27. Mary's Place
28. Lonesome Day
29. American Skin (41 Shots) (Live At Madison Square Garden)
30. Land of Hope and Dreams (Live At Madison Square Garden)
31. From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
32. The Big Payback
33. Held Up Without A Gun (Live)
34. Trapped (Live)
35. None But The Brave
36. Missing
37. Lift Me Up
38. Viva Las Vegas
39. County Fair
40. Code Of Silence (Live)
41. Dead Man Walkin'
42. Countin' On A Miracle (Acoustic)