[Verse 1: Wesley Schultz]
All the things you said to me
The manifest and destiny
Well, all of this could go away right now
[Pre-Chorus: Wesley Schultz]
And everyone was in the band
And I was on another planet
And you were all alone
[Chorus: Wesley Schultz, James Felice & Simone Felice]
And you wanna be a big shot
You wanna be the big man
You wanna hold a big gun
You gotta have a quick hand
You wanna be the big shot now
The chosen one your mother loved the most
After all
[Verse 2: Wesley Schultz]
Early morning, still in bed
You hate yourself for what you said
'Cause you could never admit you were wrong
[Pre-Chorus: Wesley Schultz]
And every song was out of key
And I was in the in-between
And you, still all alone
[Chorus: Wesley Schultz, James & Simone]
And you wanna be a big shot
You wanna be the big man
You wanna place a big bet
You better have a big hand
You wanna be the big shot
You wanna be the only son we love
After all
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus: Wesley Schultz, James & Simone]
And you wanna be a big shot
You wanna be the big man
You wanna hold a big gun (Big gun)
You better have a quick hand (Quick hand)
You wanna be the big shot (The big shot)
You wanna be the big man (Big man)
You wanna place a big bet (Big bet)
You better have a sick hand (Sick hand)
[Outro: Wesley Schultz, James & Simone]
You wanna be the big shot now
Big shot now
After all
BIG SHOT was written by Wesley Schultz & Jeremiah Fraites.
BIG SHOT was produced by Derek Brown & Rick Mullen & Brian Hubblen & David Baron & Simone Felice.
The Lumineers released BIG SHOT on Wed Oct 13 2021.
Wesley Schultz dedicated the song to the journey that led him and all the members of the band to get where they are now, while performing at Santa Barbara Brawl on September 22, 2021:
I think that, when I’ve been humble in my life, is because I had to work a couple jobs just to play music, to beg f...