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Dancing with the Big Boys Lyrics — David Bowie | Dork

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Dancing with the Big Boys Lyrics

Lyrics

Dancing with the Big Boys

From Tonight1984

Written by Carlos Alomar, David Bowie, Iggy Pop

Produced by David Bowie, Derek Bramble, Hugh Padgham

Lyrics

Dancing with the Big Boys

[Verse 1] Something's going on in society (Dancing with the big boys) You chew your fingers And stare at the floor (Dancing with the big boys) One wrong word And you're out of sync Talking 'bout a hands on policy (Big boys) [Verse 2] Death to the trees (Dancing with the big boys) They weren't bad They weren't brave Nothing is embarrassing (Dancing with the big boys) [Verse 3] There are too many people Too much belief (Dancing with the big boys) Where there's Trouble there's poetry (Dancing with the big boys) Your family is a football team (Big boys) [Verse 4] This dot marks your location (Dancing with the big boys) Loneliness in a free society (Dancing with the big boys) (Big boys) This can be embarrassing (Big boys) Dancing with the big boys (Dancing with the big boys) La-la-la, la-la-la... (Big boys)

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About this track

"Dancing with the Big Boys" is a song by David Bowie from the album Tonight, released in 1984. The song was written by Carlos Alomar, David Bowie, Iggy Pop. It was produced by David Bowie, Derek Bramble, Hugh Padgham.

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David Bowie— 1,911 credits as songwriter & producer →
Derek Bramble— 24 credits as songwriter & producer →
Hugh Padgham— 389 credits as producer →
Carlos Alomar— 108 credits as songwriter →
David Bowie— 1,911 credits as songwriter & producer →
Iggy Pop— 618 credits as songwriter & producer →

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