Thom, Sandi - The Big Ones Get Away Lyrics






Hey, Baby I just got back from town
Where the bribes are paid
Honey, they turned my offer down
They say the deal's already made
So now I gotta stand and watch
While it all comes down
And the buzzards and the hawks
And the judges and the mob
Circle round

Now if I were the queen of all the world
I would go in chains just to see you free
Of the ropes that bind you
And the role you play
And the pride that hooks you
While the big ones get away

Love junkies wanna change the world:
It quickly stays the same
Money junkies hire all the smart ones
Power junkies run the game

One step at a time
Polarity Hill
If the bad guys don't get you, baby
Then the good guys will
With angels on the take
And the gangsters in the yard
Hey don't the wars come easy
Hey don't the peace come hard

Now if I had a way to reach the sky
I'd grab that crescent moon
Wield it like a knife
Save you from the lies
From the ropes that bind you
And the role you play
And the game that hooks you
While the big ones get away





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  1. j.... ....

    Buffy’s version is one of my favourite songs ever - but I actually think that including Buffy on this version actually spoils it 🙈

  2. M.... D....

    Love this folk version of Buffy's song. It's still so poignant today, all about the swamp Trump said he'd drain and, instead, has flooded even more to overflowing.

  3. M.... C....

    buffy you tuch my sole

  4. G.... G....

    check out the original by Buffy sainte-marie

    G.... G....

    Groovy Guru

  5. P.... A....

    Beautiful duet that I just found, so apt for this moment in time. Only one whom will judge all mankind at the end of the day. We are living in both times of darkness and light, embrace the goodness of light Christ Jesus.

  6. K.... A....

    GREAT song. Life is not always fair.....bad things happen. But there will be justice...

  7. D.... S....

    one of the butafoul song and guineas songwriter

  8. m.... h....

    she done a great cover.. Buffy Saint Marie song

    m.... h....

    Do you have buffy sent Marie singing this , I thought it was a thousand times better... can't find it anywhere and I do have it on VHS but nothing to play it on , it was when she did it c on TOP OF THE POPS,

  9. a.... c....

    AMAZING! Enjoyed a lot the song!

  10. s.... e....

    This is your type of song. I liked it a lot, very good job.

  11. G.... F....

    One of my very favorite covers by Sandi Thom! She is amazing and to have the wonderfully talented original writer of this beautiful song join her is just incredible! This entire CD is wonderful, and this song is truly beautiful!
    Do yourselves a favor and catch Sandi Thom when she appears near you this spring!

  12. m.... m....

    This is a duet she did with Buffy saint Marie . Beautiful .

  13. k.... ....

    That's how I found this version too, It's a fantastic cover.

  14. R.... J....

    I totally agree if I see E M I on anything I will not buy it . This version is good ' though.

  15. A.... ....

    It's banned in the UK too. Unusual.

  16. b.... M....

    Its a good song and tells the truth my family and i are victims of the big ones and yet i have never given up even with PTSD i have over cime it and keep pressing on cuss its what my forefathers would want.

  17. J.... J....

    Closest to the original i could find as youtube or whoever has blocked the buffy st marie versionfrom playing . Even vpn doesnt work .

  18. B.... C....

    Excellent cover of the original - nice listening

  19. J.... H....

    My buddy put this song up on his FB page as Sandi's a relative , amazing singer