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This is the first planned single, from the upcoming 2023 album (for which six songs have been recorded and a few more are underway).
"Gotta Get Away" was based on a c. 1970 song, "J&B Boogie", performed live but never released, by Johnny Z's band, Nirvana. Only some of the lyrics remain from the original song having entire new music and lyrics added by Johnny Z. Oh, this Nirvana was not same band fronted by Kurt Cobain, but one that existed years prior to its more famous sibling.
lyrics
GOTTA GET AWAY
Gettin' outta this city, got to get away
Nothin's in my pocket, though I just got paid
But I don't care, no - I won't be stickin' around
I'm gonna be movin' along - yeah, yeah - gettin' outta this town
Well, she loved me so wrong and she loved me so right
But the line's so blurred, I can't tell just what's tight
Though I love that little girl and I need her so bad
I'm gonna leave that lovin' though it's the best I ever had
I gotta leave this town, oh, no - I can't stick around it no more
'Cuz the police comin' after me, I just gotta get away
I been sneakin' around it all, all, all of the day
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Gettin' outta this city, got to get away
Nothin's in my pocket, though I just got paid
But I don't care, no - I won't be stickin' around
I'm gonna be movin' along - yeah, yeah - gettin' outta this town
Spotlight Recordings is an independent company, based in Owosso, Michigan, originally conceived to release the recordings of Johnny Z. It has since grown to include other independent artists.
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