Next Exit
Split Enz * Track #12 On See Ya ’Round
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Album See Ya ’Round
Next Exit by Split Enz
Performed by
Split EnzWrited by
Tim FinnAbout
Next Exit is argued to be a metaphor for suicide, and trying to find the ‘next exit’. While it is upbeat and illustrated in the scene of a car moving down a busy motorway – it explores the theme of depression and wanting to be free of the struggles of life.
Next Exit Lyrics
Oh, to be free
I do believe...
I’m no good for anything
I’m no help to anyone
Full of self-pity
I can’t go on
Without your sympathy
I might just go away with myself
Like a trophy up on a shelf
I’ve been forgotten
I’m getting off at the next exit
(Whatcha gonna do about it?)
I’m getting off at the next exit
(Whatcha gonna do about it?)
I’m getting off at the next exit
(Whatcha gonna do about it?)
Oh-h-h, he-ey
Life is like driving
Along the motorway
See me in the slow left-hand lane
Over-taken again and again
When will I catch up?
I’m getting off at the next exit
(Whatcha gonna do about it?)
I’m getting off at the next exit
(Whatcha gonna do about it?)
I’m getting off at the next exit
(Whatcha gonna do about it?)
Oh-h-h, he-ey
It’s nothing new
To feel that loneliness
Listen to the big engines roar
Look for the signpost to the city of bones
Who wants to come with me?
I’m getting off
I’m getting off
I’m getting off
I’m getting off
I’m getting off
Whatcha gonna do about it?
Next Exit Q&A
Who wrote Next Exit's ?
Next Exit was written by Tim Finn.
Who produced Next Exit's ?
Next Exit was produced by Jim Barton & Split Enz.