Big Kids Songtext
von John Lithgow

Now this is a song about me
When I was even smaller
Than the smallest one of you

Big kids scare the heck out of me
Big kids scare the heck out of me
Whenever I see ′em, gosh or gee
Big kids scare the heck out of me

Big kids comin' down the sidewalk
Big kids runnin′ through the hall
Big kids racin' 'cross the playground
Big kids playin′ ball

Big kids scare the heck out of me
Big kids scare the heck out of me
Whenever I see ′em, gosh or gee

Ooooh!

Big kids scare the heck out of me


Big kids are loud and noisy
Big kids are strong and tall
Big kids are rough and tough and rowdy
They make me feel so small

Big kids scare the heck out of me
Big kids scare the heck out of me
Whenever I see 'em, gosh or gee

Ooooh!

Big kids scare the heck out of me

Now here′s the story that goes along with the song
I saw a little kid comin' ′round the corner
He saw me and ran and hid
I asked him what he was afraid of
Was it somethin' I did?
He said

Big kids scare the heck out of me
Big kids scare the heck out of me
Whenever I see ′em, gosh or gee
Big kids scare the heck out of me


He said I scared the heck out of him
He said I scared the heck out of him
I'm a real nice guy, wouldn't hurt a flea
And this little fellow was afraid of me
He said

Big kids scare the heck out of me
Big kids scare the heck out of me

I told him I got news for you
Big kids scare the heck out of me too

He said NO!
I said yeah

Big kids scare the heck out of me
Big kids scare the heck out of me
Whenever I see ′em, gosh or gee

Ooooh! AAAAHH!

Big kids scare the heck out of me

Well we talked it over for a real long time
He laughed a lot, he did a little cryin′
The very next day when I saw him again
This little fellow had become my friend

Well now big kids never scare the heck out of us
Big kids never scare the heck out of us
We wonder now why we made such a fuss
'Cause big kids
Big kids
Big kids
Hardly ever scare the heck out of us