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Jailbreak

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Hard Rock

Jailbreak was released on January 1, 1976 by EMI as a part of the album Jailbreak

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Phil Lynott

Bass Guitar

Scott Gorham

Electric Guitar

Brian Robertson

Brian Robertson

Background Vocals

Brian Downey

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Phil Lynott

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

John Alcock

Producer

Neil Hornby

Assistant Recording Engineer

Will Reid-Dick

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak

Somewhere in this town

See, me and the boys, we don't like it

So we're getting up and going down

[Verse 2]

Hiding low, looking right to left

If you see us coming, I think it's best

To move away, do you hear what I say?

From under my breath

[Chorus]

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak

Somewhere in the town

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak

So don't you be around

[Chorus]

Don't you be around

[Verse 3]

Tonight there's gonna be trouble

Some of us won't survive

See, the boys and me mean business

Busting out, dead or alive

[Verse 4]

I can hear the hound dogs on my trail

All hell breaks loose, alarm and sirens wail

Like the game, if you lose

Go to jail

[Chorus]

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak

Somewhere in the town

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak

So don't you be around

Tonight there's gonna be trouble

I'm gonna find myself in

Tonight there's gonna be trouble

So, woman, stay with a friend

[Bridge]

You know it's safer

Breakout!

[Verse 5]

Tonight there's gonna be a breakout

Into the city zones

Don't you dare to try and stop us

No one could for long

[Verse 6]

Searchlight on my trail

Tonight's the night all systems fail

Hey, you, good looking female

Come here

[Chorus]

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak

Somewhere in the town

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak

So don't you be around

Tonight there's gonna be trouble

I'm gonna find myself in

Tonight there's gonna be trouble

So, woman, stay with a friend

Written by: Phil Lynott

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