Something Big
It didn't feel like Sunday
Didn't feel like June
When he met his silent partner in that lonely corner room
That overlooked the marquee
Of the Plaza all-adult
And he was not lookin' for romance--just someone he could trust
And it wasn't no way to carry on
It wasn't no way to live
But he could put up with it for a little while
He was workin' on something big
Speedball rang the night desk
Said, "Send me up a drink"
Now the night clerk said, "It's Sunday man....wait a minute let me think
There's a little place outside of town that might
Still have some wine"
Speedball said, "Forget it, can I have an outside line"
And it wasn't no way to carry on
It wasn't no way to live
But he could put up with it for a little while
He was workin' on something big
It was Monday when the daymaids
Found his still made bed
All except the pillows that lay stacked
Up at the head
And one said, "I know I've seen his face
I wonder who he is?"
The other said, "Probably just another clown
Workin' on something big"
And it wasn't no way to carry on
It wasn't no way to live
But he could put up with it for a little while
He was workin' on something big
Written by Tom Petty.
© 1981 Gone Gator Music ASCAP.