BALLAD OF BIG NOTHING
by Elliott Smith

 
Throwing candy out to the crowd, dragging down the main
The helpless little thing with the dirty mouth who's always got something to say
You're sitting around at home now waiting for your brother to call
I saw him in the alley, having had enough of it all

You can do what you want to, whenever you want to
You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you

All spit and spite, you're up all night and down every day
A tired man with only hours to go just waiting to be taken away
Getting into the back of a car for candy from some stranger
Watching the parade with pinpoint eyes full of smoldering anger

You can do what you want to, whenever you want to
You can do what you want to, there's no one to stop you
You can do what you want to, whenever you want to
Do what you want to, whenever you want to
Do what you want to, whenever you want to
Though it doesn't mean a thing
Big nothing

 

* * Bryce covered "Ballad of Big Nothing" in August, 2008 when he made a video recording of the song on acoustic guitar. He said that he was just thinking about Elliott Smith and decided to play this song. The video can be viewed here.

 
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