Ian Hunter - The Great Escape lyrics

On the night of my 21st birthday I was playing in a pub back room When a local dude informed me of My impending doom Apparently I'd sullied the Reputation of The best left hook in the business, now He's looking for my blood There's a thug in every doorway And it's coming up to closing time The best left hook in the business puts His chair right next to mine My heart was pushing like a funny car Just before the start of a race This ain't no time to panic boy, Better get your head on straight I left my guitar on the top of the bar, My jacket and coat on the seat I'm over the counter, up the back stairs, They all thought I was taking a leak I fly through the air with the greatest of ease Out of the window and into the breeze I land on my feet and I'm picking up speed And all I could think was, "You'll never catch me" Chorus: When you got to get away You got to get away When you got to get away, it's true You got to get away When you got to get away Especially if the other guy is bigger than you There ain't no rhyme, there ain't no reason, Just people going over the top The winners are losers, the losers are covered in blood and they can't get it off I fly through the air with the greatest of ease Out of the window, over the trees I land on my feet and I'm picking up speed And all I could think was, "You'll never catch me" Chorus That was my great escape That was my big adventure That was my brush with danger That was my Alamo, baby I heard alarm bells ringing I heard the fat lady singing I seen the club when he came out swingin' I seen his eyes when I gave him the finger Those days are over, it's been good to know yah You're just a stone age daydream