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Jailbreak was released on October 15, 1984 by Columbia as a part of the album '74 Jailbreak - EP
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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Angus Young
Angus Young
Guitar
Bon Scott
Bon Scott
Vocals
Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young
Guitar
Phil Rudd
Phil Rudd
Drums
Mark Evans
Mark Evans
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Angus Young
Angus Young
Songwriter
Bon Scott
Bon Scott
Songwriter
Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
George Young
George Young
Producer
Harry Vanda
Harry Vanda
Producer

Lyrics

[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
[Verse 2]
He said, "I ain't spending my life here
I ain't living alone
Ain't breaking no rocks on the chain gang
I'm breaking out and heading home
[PreChorus]
I'm gonna make a jailbreak
And I'm looking towards the sky
I'm gonna make a jailbreak
Oh how I wish that I could fly"
[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 could take
Jailbreak
Yeah
[Verse 3]
He said he'd seen his lady being fooled with
By another man
She was down and he was up
Had a gun in his hand
[PreChorus]
Uh, bullets started flying everywhere
And people started to scream
Big man lying on the ground
With a hole in his body where his life had been
[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
Outta here
[Verse 4]
Heartbeats, they were racing
Freedom he was chasing
Spotlights, sirens
Rifles firin'
But he made it out
With a bullet in his back
[Chorus]
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Written by: Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young

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