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PERFORMING ARTISTS

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Performer

John Doe

Bass Guitar

Exene Cervenka

Lead Vocals

Billy Zoom

Electric Guitar

D.J. Bonebrake

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

John Doe

Songwriter

Exene Cervenka

Songwriter

Billy Zoom

Songwriter

D.J. Bonebrake

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Rob Schnapf

Producer

Matt Schuessler

Matt Schuessler

Recording Engineer

Mark Chalecki

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Memories are gettin' late

Not erased like tape

Not replaced with fake

Drivin' state to altered state

Holdin' foldin ' maps

On another pay phone break

A big black X on a white marquee

A naked Christmas tree on fire

In a Cherokee alley

Silent movie genuflecting dream

Hangin' off bumpers and

Scrapin' off tar and leather

L.A. Riverbed drag strip on acid

And somethin' about a basement

[Chorus]

Stay awake and don't get taken

We knew the gutter

Also the future

Stay awake and don't get taken

[Verse 2]

Hollywood letters fallin' down

Errol Flynn's abandoned mansion

Scary Hillside guy

Angel dust low-ridin' by

We swam into the Pacific

And Windward intersection

Vietnam vet I met and cannot forget

Bikers on the 101 and

'77 Sunset Strip

Old cars and new scars

78's on cassette tape

After hours blues escape, AM radio dedications

Madison, Lincoln, any old city

Tiny little x on a white marquee

[Chorus]

Stay awake and don't get taken

We knew the gutter

Also the future

Stay awake and don't get taken

[Outro]

Stay awake and don't get taken

We knew the gutter

Also the future

Stay awake and don't get taken

We knew the gutter

Also the future

Stay awake and don't get taken

We knew the gutter

Also the future

Stay awake and don't get taken

We knew the gutter

Written by: Billy Zoom, D.J. Bonebrake, Exene Cervenka, John Doe

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