So Long, Big Time! Lyrics

Bright lights are dimmer
Bankroll is slimmer
Looks like I′m down and done
Bye-bye, I gotta run
Bye-bye

So long, so long, big time
So long, so long, big time

I made it fine, I made it fast
That ain't a sign it has to last
Had it made for a while
In a highfalutin style

So long, so long, big time
Big dough, bright lights, big time

I won′t pretend I am glad it's ended
It was fun, now it's done
But I′ll never sing a loser′s song
So long, big time
I gotta run, so long

Tell the chicks and tell all the cronies
Lost it on the cards and the ponies
Tell the friends and fair-weather phonies
Livin' high, tell ′em bye
And tell 'em why
Lady Luck just gave me the brush-off
So I′ll rush off and try a new routine
I'm a guy who rolls with the punches
And by hunches, it′s time to quit the scene

Tell the kids and tell all the cookies
Tell the babes and tell all the bookies
That I knew that I'm through
And when you do
Buy a few beers for me
Tell 'em no tears for me

So long, so long, big time
Big dough, bright lights, big time

Ain′t gonna grieve ′cause I must be leavin'
It was fun, now it′s done
But I'll never sing a loser′s song
So long, big time
I gotta run, so long