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The Big Picture Lyrics by My Dad Is Dead

The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get

1989

She says I don't care
But that's not the way it is
I know it's not
But her words are so strong
It's hard not to believe in them
I say I don't mind
But that's not the way it is
I know it's not
But my words are so small
That it's hard to hang on to them
I could spend my whole life
Thinking about what's important to me
I could spend my whole life
Thinking about what matters to me
I could spend my whole life
Worrying about what's going to happen to me
I could waste my whole life
Thinking about just what it is my life means
She says I don't try
But that's not the way it is
I know it's not
But she can read me like a book
She's read a hundered thousand times
I say it's all right
But that's not the way it is
I know it's not
But I know in my heart
That I'm so very tired of pretending
I could spend my whole life
Thinking about what's important to me
I could spend my whole life
Thinking about what matters to me
I could spend my whole life
Worrying about what's going to happen to me
I could waste my whole life
Thinking about just what it is my life means
Sometimes what matters doesn't really matter at all
Sometimes it doesn't fit inside the big picture
Sometimes I need to be just where I am
Sometimes I need to know that right here is good enough
Sometimes I need to be just where I am
Sometimes I need to know that right here is good enough
She says I don't care
But that's not the way it is
I know it's not
But her words are so strong
It's hard not to believe in them
I say I don't mind
But that's not the way it is
I know it's not
But my words are so small
That it's hard to hang on to them
And I could spend my whole life
Thinking about what's important to me
I could spend my whole life
Worrying about what's going to happen to me
I could spend my whole life
Worrying about what matters to me
I could waste my whole life
Thinking about just what it is my life means
Sometimes what matters doesn't really matter at all
Sometimes it doesn't fit inside the big picture
Sometimes I need to be just where I am
Sometimes I need to know that right here is good enough
Sometimes I need to be just where I am
Sometimes I need to know that right here is good enough
Credits
My Dad Is Dead

My Dad Is Dead

About “The Big Picture” by My Dad Is Dead

Read the complete lyrics to "The Big Picture" by My Dad Is Dead from the album "The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get" in 1989. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Rock.

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"The Big Picture" appears on "The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get" in 1989.

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