Vlastním jménem Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner. Vyrůstal jako nejstarší ze čtyř dětí (má bratra Philipa a sestry Angelu a Anitu) mlékaře a kadeřnice. Během studií angličtiny a hudby na pedagogické fakultě Warwick University vynikal ve sprintu a...

Píseň: Big Lie Small World

Interpret:
Sting
Album:
Brand New Day
I sat down and wrote this letter
Telling you that I felt better
Since you´d gone and I was free
I´m so happy


I have so little time to spare now
I´m wanted almost everywhere now
I make out like Casanova
Friends are always coming over


I signed my name as if I meant it
Sealed it with a kiss and sent it
The letter had improved my mood
Happy in my solitude


But halfway home I changed my tune
And when I saw my lonely room
The mirror caught my eye
When I sit down I cry


Big lie, small world
Big lie, small world


I had to intercept that letter
Telling you that I was better
I raced to catch the postman´s van
He was leaving as I ran


I miss the bus I miss the train
I end up walking in the rain
Big dog chased me down the street
I hadn't had a bite to eat


Feeling sorry for myself
Wishing I was someone else
I walked across the city
'Cause I couldn´t stand your pity


Big lie, small world
Big lie, small world


The place you live looks opulent
And obviously a higher rent
Than our cosy little room
I had this sense of doom


The landlord says you´re out of town
That your new boyfriend´s always around
The hour was getting late
So I sit down and wait


Here´s the postman with my letter
Coming down the path, he´d better
Give that thing to me
I have to make him see


Begging doesn´t do the trick
He thinks that I´m a lunatic
And then who comes upon the scene
But your new boyfriend Mr. Clean


I hit the postman, hit your lover
Grabbed the letter ran for cover
The police arrived in time for tea
Said they´d like to question me


I can only curse my fate
I have to face the magistrate
It hasn´t been the best of days
I´d like to fly away


Big lie, small world
Big lie, small world