englishRock

Big Time Lyrics

by Peter Gabriel

21 views • Published on Oct 3, 2026

Big Time Lyrics

suc cess I'm on my way, I'm making it I've giot to make it show, yeah so much larger than life I'M going to watch it growing the place where I come from is a small town they think so small they use small words -but not me I'm smarter than that I worked it out I've been stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out I've had enough, I'm getting out to the city, the big big city I'll be a big noise with all the big boys there's so much stuff I will own and I will pray to a big god as I kneel in the big church big time I'm on my way-I'm making it big time big time I've got to make it show yeah big time big time so much larger than life big time I'm going to watch it growing big time my parties all have big names and I greet them with the widest smile tell them how my life is one big adventure and always they're amazed when I show them round my house, to my bed I had it made like a mountain range with a snow-white pillow for my big fat head and my heaven will be a big heaven and I will walk through the front door big time I'm on my way-I'm making it big time big time I've got to make it show-yeah big time big time so much larger than life I'm going to watch it growing big time big time my car is getting bigger big time my house is getting bigger big time my eyes are getting bigger big time and my mouth big time my belly is getting bigger big time and my bank account big time look at my circumstance big time and the bulge in my big big big big big big big

Meaning of Big Time

“Big Time” is a frantic, almost manic exploration of ambition and the desperate pursuit of status. Peter Gabriel’s voice embodies a character consumed by an overwhelming desire to escape their small-town origins and achieve “big time.” The repeated mantra – "I'm on my way, I'm making it" – underscores this relentless striving, fueled by increasingly grandiose fantasies: bigger houses, bigger cars, a bigger god, and ultimately, a bigger self. The lyrics reveal a hollow performance, meticulously crafted with “big words” and dazzling displays of wealth, aimed at impressing others. There’s a sense of anxiety beneath the bravado; the character constantly emphasizes their size – “bigger eyes,” “bigger belly,” “bigger bank account” – as if attempting to physically embody this fabricated success. Ultimately, the song isn't celebrating achievement but exposing a fragile ego desperately clinging to an illusion of grandeur and control.

Tags:

big time lyricspeter gabriel lyricsbig time peter gabriel lyricspeter gabriel songs

Related Lyrics