Gotta Get Away Lyrics - Gordon Lightfoot

I'm on my way, got no time to waste 

Places to go, people to chase 

Gonna grab my comb 'n' my toothpaste 

Gotta get away from here 

Twenty-one years from the day I was born 

I was workin' on the night shift, tootin' my horn 

Through sheets of rain, through sleet and storm 

You come to me 

You were the girls with the summer sunshine 

In your eyes and in your smile 

You were the one I thought, I thought loved me 

It was somethin' I never could quite believe 

Gotta get away from here 

I'm a real bad loser, that's what I am 

Gonna grab my hat and my hexagram 

You can stick my money in an old tin can 

I think I fell in love again 

I was down by the bus stop, bidin' my time 

I was hitchin' a ride with a friend of mine 

I was almost gone, I was over the line 

I said what's come over me 

You were the girl with the sound of springtime 

In your songs and in your voice 

You were the one I thought, loved me 

It was somethin' I never could quite believe 

Gotta get away from here, gotta get back to you 

I'm gonna make it today, I'm gonna get on my toes 

Been awake so long, I'm getting ready to doze 

Gonna grab my bag and a few old clothes 

Gotta get away from here, gotta get back to you 

Gotta get away, gotta get away, gotta get away 

Gotta get away, gotta get away