(A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations) Briggs Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 130 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on February 12, 2025. He first performed it at Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room on August 04, 2001, 23 years and 6 months earlier.
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Obliteration Pie Robyn Hitchcock Oak Tree Records Album 2005
Olé! Tarantula Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Yep Roc Records Album 2006
Sex, Food, Death... and Tarantulas Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Yep Roc Records EP 2007
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Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/04/2001
Dingwalls 'Positively Barking' featuring the Four Croakers London England UK 11/11/2001
Smith's Olde Bar Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 04/08/2002
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/12/2002
Park West Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/16/2002
KEXP - Variety Mix with Stevie Zoom Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 04/18/2002
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 04/21/2002
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 04/23/2002
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/27/2002
Astoria Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/20/2002
The Horseshoe Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 07/24/2002
Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/13/2002
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/07/2002
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock: 50th Birthday Celebration London England UK 03/02/2003
KPSU Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 11/12/2003
Aladdin Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 11/12/2003
Easy Street Records Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 11/14/2003
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 11/15/2003
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 01/09/2004
Hattie's Hoot Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 03/20/2004
Bumbershoot Festival Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 09/04/2004
Blender Balcony @ The Ritz Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 03/17/2005
Southpaw Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/25/2005
Schubas Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 03/31/2005
Crystal Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 09/08/2005
Rescue Rooms Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Nottingham England UK 01/21/2006
Scala Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 London England UK 01/25/2006
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Bristol England UK 01/26/2006
Phoenix Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Exeter England UK 01/27/2006
Academy III Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Manchester England UK 01/29/2006
ABC Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Glasgow Scotland UK 01/30/2006
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 San Juan Capistrano California US 02/24/2006
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 San Francisco California US 02/27/2006
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 Seattle Washington US 03/04/2006
The Charlotte Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Leicester England UK 06/23/2006
FAB Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tokyo Japan 10/07/2006
The Gov Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Adelaide South Australia Australia 10/14/2006
The Famous Spiegeltent Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Melbourne Victoria Australia 10/16/2006
The Basement Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Sydney New South Wales Australia 10/18/2006
The Grand Central Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Richmond Victoria Australia 10/20/2006
Kings Arms Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Auckland New Zealand 10/24/2006
Metro Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Chicago Illinois US 11/08/2006
The Magic Bag Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Ferndale Michigan US 11/09/2006
The Mod Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Toronto Ontario Canada 11/10/2006
Beachland Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Cleveland Ohio US 11/12/2006
Sellersville Theater Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Sellersville Pennsylvania US 11/14/2006
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Hoboken New Jersey US 11/18/2006
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 11/19/2006
Ottobar Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Baltimore Maryland US 11/20/2006
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 11/25/2006
KEXP Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 11/26/2006
KEXP Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 11/28/2006
Belcourt Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 03/18/2007
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Carrboro North Carolina US 03/23/2007
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/26/2007
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Northampton Massachusetts US 03/29/2007
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Cambridge Massachusetts US 03/30/2007
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Portland Oregon US 04/07/2007
Spaceland Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Los Angeles California US 04/12/2007
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tucson Arizona US 04/14/2007
Wychwood Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Cheltenham England UK 06/01/2007
Handelsbeurs Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Gent Belgium 06/09/2007
Paradiso Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Amsterdam Netherlands 06/10/2007
Tivoli de Helling Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Utrecht Netherlands 06/11/2007
Debaser Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Stockholm Sweden 06/13/2007
The Southgate House Revival Robyn Hitchcock Newport Kentucky US 11/08/2007
The Mod Club Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 11/14/2007
The Fillmore Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 04/12/2008
The Turning Point Robyn Hitchcock Piermont New York US 07/16/2008
Golden Gate Park Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 San Francisco California US 10/04/2009
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 10/10/2009
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 02/28/2010
Coolidge Corner Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Brookline Massachusetts US 06/08/2010
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 06/09/2010
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 06/11/2010
Festival en el Barrio Viejo Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 03/26/2011
Largo at the Coronet - Little Room Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/31/2011
Golden Gate Park Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 10/01/2011
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 11/17/2011
Cyclops Cafe & Lounge Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/30/2012
Hotel California Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Todos Santos Baja California Mexico 01/11/2013
Town Plaza The Baseball Project Todos Santos Baja California Mexico 01/19/2013
Hotel California The Baseball Project Todos Santos Baja California Mexico 01/20/2013
Egersund Turnhallen Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Egersund Norway 07/05/2013
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 09/12/2014
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/20/2014
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/22/2014
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 03/19/2015
Zambezi River Robyn Hitchcock Victoria Falls Zimbabwe 02/16/2016
The Dock Robyn Hitchcock Ithaca New York US 03/24/2016
Cafe Nine Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 03/25/2016
Open Arts Stage Robyn Hitchcock Bordentown New Jersey US 03/28/2016
The Grand Victory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/03/2016
The Barns at Wolf Trap Robyn Hitchcock Vienna Virginia US 04/06/2016
Exit/In Robyn Hitchcock & Eugene Mirman Nashville Tennessee US 04/19/2016
Golden Gate Park Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 09/30/2016
Rams Head on Stage Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 05/13/2017
The ArtsCenter Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 05/14/2017
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/11/2017
The Kent Stage Robyn Hitchcock Kent Ohio US 11/16/2017
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/18/2017
Grace Emily Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Adelaide South Australia Australia 12/06/2017
Firehouse Center For The Performing Arts Robyn Hitchcock Newburyport Massachusetts US 02/17/2018
Randy Now's Man Cave Robyn Hitchcock Bordentown New Jersey US 04/12/2019
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 03/06/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 03/25/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 09/02/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 09/04/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 11/25/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 01/01/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 01/29/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 04/21/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/09/2021
Jammin Java Robyn Hitchcock Vienna Virginia US 10/07/2021
Randy Now's Man Cave Robyn Hitchcock Bordentown New Jersey US 10/09/2021
Calvin Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 10/21/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/03/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/29/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/23/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/23/2022
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/17/2022
The Back Room @ Colectivo Coffee Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 04/20/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/24/2022
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 11/10/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/30/2022
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/27/2023
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 05/03/2024
Harlow's Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 05/16/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 09/22/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 02/12/2025

Lyrics

A man's gotta know his limitations, Briggs
Or he will just explode
You lived in your imagination, Briggs
You blew up in the road
And I'm talking to you
And to you over there
And to you over there

You were riding in your car in San Francisco
You were riding through the weather and the rain
You were riding in your car in San Francisco
But you're never gonna ride that way again

A girl's got to know her situation, Clint
Or she will just move on
(She will just move on)
So if you have some information
Squint through the keyhole
Or down the barrel of your gun
And I'm talking to you
and I'm listening too
so you've got no excuse

I was riding in your car in San Francisco
I was riding through the weather and the rain
I was riding in your car in San Francisco
But I'm never gonna ride with you again

A boy's gotta go just where you put him, Mel
Or he will turn to steel
And if he does you must forget him, Mel
Unless you want him crawling through your dream
And I'm talking to you
I can talk
I can hear
Well what more do you want?

We were riding in your car in San Francisco
We were riding through the weather and the rain
(Weather and the rain)
Riding in your car in San Francisco
But we're never gonna ride that way again

We've all got a Briggs in us
(Oooooh)
Somewhere down the road
(Somewhere down the road)
I don't know about you folks but
(Oooooh)
This Briggs will explode

A man's gotta know his limitations, Briggs