[Verse 1]
If I only coulda realized
Before the memories crystallized
There was something more to a night, I'll tell you what I know
Everything has got a sacrifice
Even winning is a compromise
If you wanna live a happy life don't let the good ones go
Unrequited valentines
The best of fruit left on the vine
And all these things I can't deny, I'm certified

[Chorus]
I was big time, wasn't I?
All these big time people comin' by
But it was right there all the while
You were my big time
Oh, we were big time
Oh, and where the hell was I
When we were big time?

[Verse 2]
Only so much time in a day
I mighta thrown a lot of it away
Before I die I know I'll think about our love, your smile, your way
Absence, lies and alibis
Rented rooms and borrowed time
And all these things I can't deny, I'm certified
[Chorus]
I was big time, wasn't I?
All these big time people comin' by
But it was right there all the while
You were my big time
Oh, we were big time
Oh, and where the hell was I
When we were big time?

[Outro]
We were big time, baby
Now you know I know
We were big time, baby
We were big time, baby
Now you know I know
We were big time, baby
We were big time, baby
Now you know I know
We were big time, baby
We were big time, baby
Now you know I know
We were big time, baby
We were big time, baby
Now you know I know
We were big time, baby