Escapeism Intro lyrics

I was talking to a cat the other night,

He said what everybody is looking for,

what everybody`s looking for today,

they`re looking for ESCAPE-ISM.

Heh. Heh.

Ain`t it good to you? (Band: `Yeah`)

You know what? I love to get down, Jack. And when I get down, y`understand, I don`t have to go into no funny bag... (mumbling) say, that alcohol, I can`t, y`understand, yeah. That`s the way I feel.

You know, I believe I`ll get down right about here. (BOBBY BYRD: `Right on`) Byrd, if I get down-- y`know Byrd, Byrd`s gotta, Byrd`s gotta, I mean, Byrd`s gotta out of sight tune coming up. We gotta record for him right here, y`know. So we`re trying to get our thing out of the way before Byrd can get into it.

Byrd, can we get on before we-- Is it all right? Byrd, do you think it`s gonna be a hit, Byrd? (BYRD: `Yeah. I think it`s going to be a hit`) You think it`s gonna be a hit? (BYRD: `A smash.`) I know it`s a smash. I know it`s a smash. Cause you`re in the thing, man, you`re saying where it`s at, y`know. It`s gotta be a hit. You ready, Byrd?

Get DOWN!!

HEH!!

Ain`t it good to you.

Ain`t it good to you.

Ain`t it good to you.

Hahaha! Heh! Lookie here. What you say, Fred?

(FRED WESLEY: `Man, you know, we better take it on the LAM.`)

JAMES: You better watch the man.

I don`t think they heard. What you say, Fred?

(FRED WESLEY: `I said, we better take it on the LAM.`)

JAMES: You better watch the man.

BYRD! Come over here, brother, let me tell you something. You think we`re talking too loud?

(BYRD: Make that fuss.)

JAMES: HUNH! I ain`t
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