The Great Escape Lyrics & Chords By Elmer Bernstein

A few years and things were fine We rode our chances on a better life We stood waiting for things to change Constant source of disappointment Can't break the mould set in...read more

Paper bags and plastic hearts All are belongings in shopping carts It's goodbye But we got one more night Let's get drunk and ride around And make peace with an empty town ...read more

Am I still here? Am I hidden from your sight? Did I suddenly expire; did I walk into the light? But maybe there is time; one more trick up my sleeve there is still so much to say ...read more

Tell my mother I am only treading water To churn it into time And even in a great escape I never lost my mind Going sideways Living high among the strays Drinking burgundy and...read more

Heaven help the junkie He has made a grave mistake He became a prisoner shootin’ for the great escape Don’t you point your finger Give a boy a break He thought he’d take a...read more