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Gotta Get Out
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This song features a powerful vocal performance and a sizzling guitar solo that takes full advantage of the pace and rhythm of the piece.
Eljam’s music is driven by powerful lyrics and equally robust guitar riffs. Victor McGhee wrote most of the lyrics and the general melodies for the tunes, with each band member usually writing his own part. Mike Wich played guitar, Billy Armstrong played bass and Paul Vourderis played drums. Victor also played rhythm guitar and was the lead singer, while Mike occasionally provided back-up vocals. Thanks to 2006 technology, Victor appears on this compilation from 2499 miles away in Phoenix, Arizona. His parts were recorded in Black Canyon City Studio. Due to circumstances beyond our control, an understudy (Mike) played all of the instruments. With respects to Billy’s massive bass lines, Paul’s innovative drum style and Victor’s Ovation-based acoustic rhythm guitar playing, Mike has tried to be as true as possible to the original performances of the original members of the band.
Song Info
Genre
Rock Classic Rock
Charts
#1,926 in subgenre Peak #10
Charts
Peak #58
Author
Victor McGhee
Uploaded
March 16, 2006
Track Files
MP3
MP3 5.1 MB 128 kbps 5:34
Story behind the song
Written while looking out the window of a Lower Manhattan office building, this song wistfully calls upon the Statue of Liberty to free the writer from his office prison.
Lyrics
Gotta Get Out I sit at a desk, learn how to shuffle the papers. It’s what I have to do, to stay alive. It takes too long to say the job that I do So when they ask me I just try to hide. I’ve got to get out Got to get out of this lousy routine. Got to get out, got to get out Out into an old pair of jeans Got to get out get far away, from this place. And you’ll never see or hear another trace of me. Miss liberty there, oh won’t you send up a prayer? Get me out of this boredom I’m in. I see you out there. From out the window they gave me I can see out but no one can see in. I can see out but no one can see in. I can see out but no one can see in… I’ve got to get out Got to get out of this lousy routine. Got to get out, got to get out Out into an old pair of jeans Got to get out get far away, from this place. And you’ll never see or hear another trace of me. I’m gonna take it to the highway Gonna do it on a Monday Gonna go to church on Sunday to pray for my soul to survive
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