The Big Payback Songtext
von Bruce Springsteen

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
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
And you′re a-workin' and workin′ for 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 this 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

Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma′am, god damn, ring out Sam
I took on 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