Waiting for the Big One Songtext
von Peter Gabriel

The wine′s all drunk and so am I
Here with the hoi-poloi, don't ask me why
We′re celebratin' anticipatin'; end of the year
Everybody come, everybody here
Well more or less
Some already in a mess
I guess they′re waiting for the big one


Wonder why I′m cold. How did I get this far?
Had no money, had no car
I pray the snow goes, be bad if it settles
'Cos I follow my nose and the dried up rose petals
Like the man says
Sure hope Moses knows his roses
Or we′ll all be waiting for the big one

Once I was a credit to my credit card
Spent what I hadn't got, it wasn′t hard
No trust in judgements no trust in money
Someday I'll find myself like a bee finding honey
But in the meantime, I′m gonna have me some fun
Waiting for the big one


One too many, where ego I go too
Looking for the real thing
It don't come from what I do
No real communication moves out of my face
I'm beginning to think I′m just out of place
Won′t get in too deep, I want to get some sleep
To be ready for the big one
Waiting for the big one