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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers
Performer
Jake Burns
Jake Burns
Vocals
McMordie
McMordie
Bass Guitar
Jim Reilly
Jim Reilly
Drums
Henry Cluney
Henry Cluney
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gordon Ogilvie
Gordon Ogilvie
Composer
Jake Burns
Jake Burns
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Gotta, gotta gettaway
Gotta, gotta gettaway
[Verse 2]
You know there ain't no street like home
To make you feel so all alone
Too many folk'll tell you what to do
But they don't speak the same language as you
[Verse 3]
They want to have me here
Have me and hold me near
Hold me down, fasten and tie
But the cars are all flashin' me
Bright lights are passin' me
I feel life passin' me by
[Verse 4]
The fuss is buzzin' in my head
Father argued and my mother begged
It's not their words ain't tuggin' me
Gotta stretch them, break them, get myself free
[Verse 5]
They wanna have me here
Have me and hold me near
Hold me down, fasten and tie
But the cars are all flashin' me
Bright lights are passin' me
I feel life passin' me by
[Verse 6]
Gotta, gotta gettaway
Gotta, gotta gettaway
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta gettaway)
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta gettaway)
[Verse 7]
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(I need to go)
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(I need to go)
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(I need to go)
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(I need to go)
[Verse 8]
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(I need to go)
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(I need to go)
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(I need to go)
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(I need to go)
[Verse 9]
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(I need to go)
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(I need to go)
Gotta, gotta gettaway
(I need to go)
Written by: Gordon Ogilvie, Jake Burns

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