The Big Heat lyrics

The room was dark, it looked like someone had to get out fast

A window open by the fire escape

How long have you been following this guy, the bellboy asked

Not long enough, 'cause we got here too late

And everybody wants another piece of the pie today, he said

You gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean

[Chorus:]

It's the big heat, there's someone followin' you

It's the big heat, step aside, we're comin' through

Well, we followed him from Tuscon, ended up in Baton Rouge

We trailed him with information by

A woman he knew in Barstow that would like to see him dead

That was four weeks ago - well, maybe five

And everybody wants another piece of the pie today," she said

You gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean.

[Chorus repeat x2]

A block away he wondered if he'd left behind a clue

The front page of the paper dated 1992

He remembered when he used to be the chairman of the board

But that was when the world was young and long before the war

And everybody wants another piece of the pie today, he said

You gotta watch the ones who keep their hands clean

[Chorus repeat x2]

• Artist:Stan Ridgway
• Album:The Big Heat (1986)