Big Five-O Lyrics

Whispers in the shadows back behind the shed

People have been talkin' that should have stayed in bed

There's a picture on a poster that says ALIVE OR DEAD

That's why I try to keep a step ahead

They tell me I'm a number blowin' in the wind

Time is not my friend, the end is closin' in

But they will never know all the places I have been

Those days are gone and won't be back again

I won't let them bring me down

I won't let them bring me down

I won't let them bring me down… down to the big five O

Hold me in your arms I need some of your strength

The plank is looking short and I've walked half the length

I know you'll pull me out if I stumble in the drink

Though so many would have let me sink

I know that you believe me when I look you in the eyes

I'm here for what I need not for an alibi

You're the only one who ever sees through my disguise

The only one who never tells me lies

I won't let them bring me down

I won't let them bring me down

I won't let them bring me down

down to the big five O

If the mob gets out of hand and starts to call my name

Hide me in the cellar tell them I'm out on the range

We can go to Mexico when I come up again

I'll be Che Guevara, you can be my friend

I won't let them bring me down

I won't let them bring me down

I won't let them bring me down… down to the big five O