The Big Guy - Ray Davies

Everybody’s afraid of the big guy called the gorilla

Wish you could be here today now I’m lying in the gutter

Though the cop car surrounds me I feel afraid

Now I’m lying here staring at the pearly gates

Tony, Tony you gave me security

You were a minder extraordinaire

And I miss you now that you’re not there

Terrified and in a fret

Like a child who’s lost his mother

Shivering in a cold, cold sweat

With my face in the gutter

Bobby, Bobby you gave me security

And Tony, Tony you did the same for me

Now you’re both sadly demised

I can’t believe I’m still alive

Bobby came out of Chicago

To give me a helping hand

He sat me down when I acted so sloppy

And he did the same for my whole band

Tony came out of South London

He was a cockney boy

He saved my ass back in '82

When I acted such a silly boy

Come on man, don’t be a fool

Come on man, you’re gonna crawl

One day you’re gonna fall

Everybody’s afraid of the big guy called the gorilla

But he was never heavy, out of hand

In fact he was as gentle as a lamb

Tony, Tony you gave me security

You know

Tony, Tony you gave me security

Minder extraordinaire

I miss you now that you’re not there

Yeah I miss you now that you’re not there

No you’re never alone as long as the big guy’s there