Gregory Alan Isakov - Big Black Car Lyrics






You were a phonograph, I was a kid
I sat with an ear close, just listening
I was there when the rain tapped her way down your face
You were a miracle, I was just holdin' your space

Well, time has a way of throwing it all in your face
The past, she is haunted, the future is laced
Heartbreak, ya know, drives a big black car
Swear I was in the back seat, just minding my own

And through the glass, the corn crows come like rain
They won't stay, they won't stay
For too long now
This could be all that we know
Of love and all.

Well, you were a dancer, I was a rag
The song in my head, well, was all that I had
Hope was a letter I never could send
Love was a country we couldn't defend.

And through the carnival we watch them go round and round
All we knew of home was just a sunset and some clowns

Well, you were a magazine, I was a plain Jane
Just walking the sidewalks all covered in rain
Love to just get into some of your stories
Me and all of my plain Jane glory,
Just me and all of my plain Jane glory





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  1. T.... H....

    This reminds me of a boy I was once sweet with.

    He was my first love, and my first driver of the big black car.

    *sigh*

  2. A.... G....

    this song is beautiful! somehow it makes me feel closer to the people i love and by that i mean my crush because this is his brothers favorite song! such a beautiful song!

  3. B.... S....

    Got to this as it was a signature tune to a good film....

  4. �.... �....

    เยี่ยมครับ

  5. S.... L....

    I know this song when I’m sixteen, and when it was published, I was five. It’s kind a crazy thinking in me knowing this song with five years old, with another head, another mind.
    I would really like to know what I would have thought of that then ...

  6. J.... S....

    The best music artist of last decade

  7. I.... Z....

    Holy fuck I can’t even describe the beauty of this song

    I can’t try to but I really can’t.

    Beautiful, gorgeous, perfect, magnificent, comforting, home, love.

  8. I.... ....

    يويلي

  9. h.... c....

    “ Time has a way of throwing it all in your face. The past she is haunted, the future is laced”
    A true poet ❤️

  10. I.... h....

    Anybody wanna see my bbc

  11. L.... ....

    Who the hell is meghan

  12. A.... P....

    "Love was a country we couldn't defend."

  13. K.... A....

    I miss you 😔

  14. L.... T....

    Who is this man i wanna hug him tight ❤️

  15. m.... g....

    I came late but aleast i came to this part of the world .hello to others smile :-)

  16. M.... B....

    nice. very nice, yes.

  17. M.... ....

    I swear this'll be my wedding song some day.

  18. N.... N....

    I want to stand barefoot in a field on a summer night with this song playing ❤️

  19. T.... P....

    The most beautiful thing in life is to explain everything you feel with music, and so I try to do, just like so many artists in the world.
    This is my latest single and if you wanna listen to it, it would mean a lot for me. Thanks
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yQ4kykXbW0

  20. A.... S....

    Muito bom esse som ! lol
    15/10/2019

  21. A.... ....

    Best song for smoking heroin naked

  22. �.... K....

    hüzün mü , özlem mi , umut mu içeriyor bu şarkı anlayamadım, belki de hepsinden vardır

  23. C.... G....

    Don’t let them take you

  24. v.... ....

    Lyrics:

    You were a phonograph, I was a kid
    I sat with an ear close, just listening
    I was there when the rain tapped her way down you face
    You were a miracle I was just holding your space

    Well time has a way of throwing it all in your face
    The past, she is haunted, the future is laced
    Heartbreak, you know, drives a big black car
    Swear I was in the back seat, just minding my own

    And through the glass, the corn crows come like rain
    They won't stay, they won't stay
    For too long now

    This could be all that we know
    Of love and all

    Well you were a dancer and I was a rag
    The song in my head, well was all that I had
    Hope was a letter I never could send
    Well love was a country we couldn't defend

    And through the carnival we watch them go round and round
    All we knew of home was just a sunset and some clowns

    Well you were a magazine, I was a plain jane
    Just walking the sidewalks all covered in rain
    Love to just get into some of your stories
    Me and all of my plain jane glory
    Just me and all of my plain jane glory

  25. K.... h....

    lowkey elliot smitt vibes right there.

  26. t.... u....

    He's like the modern day don mclean

  27. G.... ....

    My mom brought me here and I am satisfied. We were in traffic and my mom yelled jokingly, "I'm stuck behind this big black car!

    G.... ....

    Man seeing ur comment like 20 hours ago really made me feel like I’m not alone here. Like all the other comments were years ago

    G.... ....

    Same here! I love this song. It is so amazing how it's written with representation, and at the same time, with amazing melody and emotion-grabbing tunes.

  28. c.... S....

    It's done well.
    https://blog.naver.com/7heppy7

  29. J.... J....

    You were a phonograph, I was a kid
    I sat with an ear close, just listening
    I was there when the rain tapped her way down you face
    You were a miracle I was just holding your space
    Well time has a way of throwing it all in your face
    The past, she is haunted, the future is laced
    Heartbreak, you know, drives a big black car
    Swear I was in the back seat, just minding my own
    And through the glass, the corn crows come like rain
    They won't stay, they won't stay
    For too long now
    This could be all that we know
    Of love and all
    Well you were a dancer and I was a rag
    The song in my head, well was all that I had
    Hope was a letter I never could send
    Well love was a country we couldn't defend
    And through the carnival we watch them go round and round
    All we knew of home was just a sunset and some clowns
    Well you were a magazine, I was a plain jane
    Just walking the sidewalks all covered in rain
    Love to just get into some of your stories
    Me and all of my plain jane glory
    Just me and all of my plain jane glory

  30. S.... R....

    Season 11👀

  31. O.... M....

    I don't know why, but this makes me think of Tuck Everlasting.

  32. c.... ....

    No one gives a spider's arse about who sent you, you fucking sheep

  33. D.... T....

    this song reminds me of naruto

  34. M.... K....

    This is all that we know of love
    And all ....

  35. L.... p....

    Official: https://youtu.be/JgumMOMHpns

  36. A.... S....

    Jesus who is this Meghan!?

  37. y.... g....

    What is this genre ...i wanna find more songs like this

  38. D.... Z....

    Peter Draws sent me here.

  39. A.... D....

    BBC- BIG BLACK ______

    A.... D....

    ADORADOR De jesus in your mouth ????

  40. C.... U....

    This shoots me memories back of watching the blue sunrise through my blinded window after having a sleepless night and then getting up and have the urge to walk my dog. Horrible times yet pleasant memories.

  41. S.... ....

    beautiful

  42. k.... ....

    Not sure why I'm here, but I'm glad I'm here.

  43. A.... A....

    Fuck it

  44. W.... ....

    How can someone unlike this song? The melody is so beautiful, the lyrics are simply perfect, it transports you in a different time

  45. P.... H....

    Thank god for the music ❤️

  46. D.... S....

    I love to hear your voice..haha 🇧🇷

  47. V.... J....

    And every time I listen to this I fall in love with life once more

  48. k.... g....

    I my goodness I just love the song and the voice is amazing Thank you for making my day !

  49. B.... ....

    A beautiful soul showed me this song. I appreciate her so much.

  50. W.... W....

    I’ve never heard anyone who could make me happy with a sad song and sad with a happy one quite like this

  51. E.... S....

    Makes me feel things I don't want to feel. <3

  52. M.... ....

    yo thanks mcdonalds

  53. A.... B....

    Is the title a nod to Big Star's title of the same name from Third (Sister Lovers)?

  54. d.... d....

    This makes my life way less bad idk why but it makes me very happy:)

  55. N.... W....

    About “Big Black Car”

    Isakov is in love with a gal who is going through heartbreak with a different man. Isakov followed this relationship very closely because he was in love with the girl and was there to comfort her after her rough break up. However, the girl only thinks of him as a friend.

    As time goes by Isakov supports the girl through more heartbreak and bad relationships, minding his own business, but knows he could treat the girl much much better.

    His opportunity to confess his love is coming to a close as Isakov feels as if he is not as good as the girl which makes speaking up even harder.

    Finally, he is too late and is nostalgic about the times he was close with her and got to spend time with her.

    N.... W....

    nailed it bro!

    N.... W....

    Sooo even someone as majestic as GAI is familiar with the “friend zone”... but has put it into the most beautiful lyrical narrative??

    N.... W....

    @Squidinsweaters Majestic people can "fall" in love too

    N.... W....

    420oscarwilde of course! I would expect nothing less.

    N.... W....

    The name of the girl is jane

  56. B.... H....

    Thanks Mcds for always making delicious quarter pounders for me and also for showing me this amazing artist.

  57. C.... C....

    Heartbreak, ya know, drives a big black car
    Swear I was in the back seat, just minding my own

  58. R.... J....

    Reminds me of a beautiful Past.

  59. J.... R....

    An Amish Killing brought me here. Neve Campbell and Thomas C. Howell.

  60. L.... S....

    Hope was a letter i never could send. Well love was a country we couldnt defend.

  61. M.... ....

    found this song because me and my friend are racist but its rlly good actually

  62. C.... L....

    Story of my life. And I'm not sorry about that at all.

  63. p.... s....

    This👏 man 👏deserves👏 so👏 much 👏more👏 appreciation👏

  64. C.... H....

    Love Gregory Alan Isakov ♡♡♡

  65. a.... a....

    I meant to look up a different type of BBC.... But this is dope

  66. p.... ....

    The future is laced because you can't change your past. Deep stuff. Amazing song.

  67. S.... C....

    Hope was a letter I never could send.
    Love was a country we couldn't defend..

  68. p.... c....

    listened to this on the bus ride home from a marching band competition while the girl i liked sat in the seat behind me. thought of her til i fell asleep. still reminds me of her.

  69. M.... ....

    Whenever i listen to this song i think about traveling in a mini mobile home with an animal companion.

  70. A.... W....

    Jersey Shore sent me here

  71. a.... v....

    potent music...😷

  72. F.... T....

    I could drift upon eternity to this. Carrying me away from the lost love. Holding me from the eventual conversations of how wrong I am. Even when I’m right. Eternity could swiftly pick me up off my feet and I’ll never be back for she wants only me and I to her

  73. H.... S....

    You were a phonograph, I was a kid
    I sat with an ear close, just listening
    I was there when the rain tapped her way down your face
    You were a miracle, I was just holding your space

    Well time has a way of throwing it all in your face
    The past, she is haunted, the future is laced;
    Heartbreak, you know, drives a big black car
    Swear I was in the back seat, just minding my own

    And through the glass, the corn crows come like rain
    They won’t stay, they won’t stay
    For too long now

    This could be all that we know
    Of love and all

    Well you were a dancer and I was a rag
    The song in my head, well, was all that I had
    Hope was a letter I never could send
    Love was a country we couldn’t defend

    And through the carnival we watch them go round and round
    All we knew of home was just a sunset and some clowns

    Well you were a magazine, I was a plain Jane
    Just walking the sidewalks all covered in rain
    Love to just get into some of your stories
    Me and all of my plain Jane glory

  74. b.... ....

    I had never heard this song till my girlfriend posted it after I broke up with her it made me tear up pretty bad.

    b.... ....

    Sorry man,I know the feeling. Been rough since I broke up with my GF. Some songs like this hit me.

  75. A.... K....

    Having a love for indie folk music sent me here

  76. M.... H....

    Dont know why this popped up when I was typing Big Black C-, but im glad it did. Now back to google..

  77. A.... R....

    A little message for myself in the future, hopefully I still understand what it means :)

    TH
    RV
    TH
    EG
    SA
    JK

    4/5 at ORK

  78. M.... M....

    Lyrics :
    You were a phonograph, I was a kid
    I sat with an ear close, just listening
    I was there when the rain tapped her way down you face
    You were a miracle. …I was just holdin' your space

    Well time has a way of throwing it all in your face
    The past, she is haunted, the future is laced
    Heartbreak, ya know, drives a big black car
    Swear I was in the back seat, just minding my own

    And through the glass, the corn crows come like rain
    They won't stay, they won't stay
    For too long now

    This could be all that we know
    Of love and all.

    Well you were a dancer, I was a rag
    The song in my head, well was all that I had
    Hope was a letter I never could send
    Love was a country we couldn't defend.

    And through the carnival we watch them go round and round
    All we knew of home was just a sunset and some clowns

    Well you were a magazine, I was a plane jane
    Just walking the sidewalks all covered in rain
    Love to just get into one of your stories
    Just me and all of my Plain Jane glory

  79. P.... B....

    Too beautiful 🔥🔥

  80. m.... k....

    Fantastic

  81. M.... &....

    So beautiful!

  82. L.... E....

    I posted a screen shot of this on my instagram

  83. N.... T....

    What's better than writing the depressed musings of a character who's lost everything and everyone she loved to this? Probably a lot of things but it set the mood very nicely 10/10 love this song to death

  84. F.... T....

    Significas todo para mí, Jessy, eres la persona más maravillosa y estoy muy enamorado de ti 😍

    https://youtu.be/QI7UbuhMTbY

  85. S.... T....

    2:53 sounds magical from then onwards

    S.... T....

    z t trueeee

  86. J.... R....

    reminds me a bit of Akeboshi - "Writing over the sign".

  87. U.... H....

    Nice video man, this is the way hip hop should be done. I’m very selective on hip hop that I’ll listen to but I like this. You should check out some of the artists’ videos I have on my page... think you’d appreciate the music. Keep up the grind!

    U.... H....

    Ultimate HipHop this isn’t hip hop this indie folk music

  88. P.... P....

    nøjeren gutterne

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    svedigt

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    Are u gÆ?