Big Bad Man - Kevin Devine

I was a big bad man

I picked at you like cotton candy

I talked my talk, made you feel lucky

And broke your heart when I was ready

Yeah, I was a big bad man

And I strummed my slow sad song

I felt your lashes flutter for me I let my smile spread out sneaky

My chesire cat act sped your heartbeat

And I strummed my slow sad song

And I made my train wreck mess

I sunk to hell and I dragged you with me I grieved my way to coke and whiskey

I shamed my father, I scared my family

When I made my train wreck mess

When you’d sleep you sing my name into your pillow

A blue note cast to calm our burning bed

Your helpless heart dreamt my voice rising up to meet you

And held the plain truth hostage in your head

You see I never raised the ransom

And I never argued over terms

I just let you and your song lie there and burn

And now I think long hard thoughts

About the years I can’t return you,

The truth, it took too long to tell you

There’s no excuse for how I did you

When I think my long hard thoughts,

When I think my long hard thoughts