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Jailbreak Lyrics by AC/DC

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Australia)

1976

[Verse 1]
There was a friend of mine on murder
And the judge's gavel fell
Jury found him guilty
Gave him sixteen years in hell
He said, "I ain't spendin' my life here
I ain't livin' alone
Ain't breakin' no rocks on the chain gang
I'm breakin' out and headin' home"
Gonna make a jailbreak
And I'm lookin' towards the sky
I'm gonna make a jailbreak
Oh, how I wish that I could fly

[Pre-Chorus]
All in the name of liberty
All in the name of liberty
Got to be free

[Chorus]
Jailbreak
Let me outta here
Jailbreak
Sixteen years
Jailbreak
Had more than I can take
Jailbreak
Yeah

[Verse 2]
He said he'd seen his lady bein' fooled with
By another man
She was down and he was up
Had a gun in his hand
Ah, the bullets started flyin' everywhere
People start to scream
Big man lyin' on the ground
With a hole in his body where his life had been

[Pre-Chorus]
But it was all in the name of liberty
All in the name of liberty
I got to be free

[Chorus]
Jailbreak
Jailbreak, I got to break out
Out of here

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Heartbeats, they were racin'
Freedom, he was chasin'
Spotlights, sirens
Rifles firin'
But he made it out
With a bullet in his back

[Chorus]
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak (Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
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About “Jailbreak” by AC/DC

Read the complete lyrics to "Jailbreak" by AC/DC from the album "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Australia)" in 1976. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Aussie Rock, In English, Australia.

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"Jailbreak" appears on "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Australia)" in 1976.

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