“Gotta Get Away” conveys the plight of finding the right girl. Despite having all he believes he needs (money, no significant other, and focus) lead singer Dan Auerbach has no luck finding the “good woman” he desires.
The hopeless romantic details his sad realization over classic American riffs an...
[Verse 1]
I got paid, then I was on the road in a heartbeat
Mama said, Mama said you got a one track mind
But you ain't gonna get it all the time
She wasn't lyin'
[Chorus]
I went from San Berdoo to Kalamazoo
Just to get away from you
I searched far and wide hoping I was wrong
But maybe all the good women are gone
[Verse 2]
My last dime, got used up on gasoline
Know what I mean, what I mean
Atlanta, GA by the end of the day, no other way
That's what I say
[Chorus]
I went from San Berdoo to Kalamazoo
Just to get away from you
I searched far and wide hoping I was wrong
But maybe all the good women are gone
[Bridge]
And everything I had to say
Wish we'd gone so far away
Well, now I can't stay
[Verse 3]
Blacktop, I can't stop for no one
It's no fun, no fun
With a one track mind if you don't get lucky sometimes
But still I'm tryin'
[Chorus]
I went from San Berdoo to Kalamazoo
Just to get away from you
I searched far and wide, hoping I was wrong
But maybe all the good women are gone
[Chorus]
I went from San Berdoo to Kalamazoo
Just to get away from you
I searched far and wide, hoping I was wrong
But maybe all the good women are gone
Gotta Get Away was written by Patrick Carney & Dan Auerbach.
Gotta Get Away was produced by The Black Keys & Danger Mouse.
The Black Keys released Gotta Get Away on Tue Aug 19 2014.