Well, you went uptown ridin' in your limousine With your fine Paul Gavin' you clothes You had the *** Perignon in your hand And the spoon up your nose When you wake up in the morning with your head on fire And your eyes too bloody to see Gonna cry in your coffee but don't come bitchin' to me Because you had to be a big shot, didn't ya? You had to open up your mouth You had to be a big shot, didn't ya? All your friends were so knocked out You had to have a last word last night To know what everything's about You had to have a white hot spotlight You had to be a big shot last night They were all impressed with your horse and dress And the people that you knew out in lanes And the story of your latest success, it kept them so entertained But now you just don't remember all the things you said And you're not sure that you wanna know I give you one hit, honey, you sure did put on a show Yes, yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't ya? You had to prove it to the crowd You had to be a big shot, didn't ya? All your friends were so knocked out You had to have a last word last night So much fun to be around You had to have the front page full tight You had to be a big shot last night Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh There's no fixing sticking to something If you know when to leave it alone But you went over the line You couldn't see it was time to go home No, no, no, no, no, no, you had to be a big shot, didn't ya? You had to open up your mouth You had to be a big shot, didn't ya? All your friends were so knocked out You had to have a last word last night So much fun to be around You had to have the white hot spotlight You had to be a big shot last night Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Big shot Big shot Big shot Wow, wow Oh, big shot Big shot Big shot Big shot