I Gotta Get Outta Here

Alice Cooper · Other Songs - Alice Cooper

I can't wait to wake up in my very own bed

Far away from the madness and my pounding head

The shiver up my spine and this feeling of dread



Well first I finally passed out, then I woke up in pain

Tangled in the wreckage of a runaway train

Was I the last man on earth or was I just insane



I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta get outta here

I gotta, gotta get outta here

I'm getting the message, it's totally clear

Yeah I really gotta get out of here



I danced at a disco where the bodies all fell

Piled up to the sky, what a sulphurous smell

Man, the ghouls on the beach they were hotter than hell

(Yeah yeah yeah)



I popped the old man, put a hole in his eye

Spent the night with the devil, she was such a bad guy

And if he has her way I will eternally fry



I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta get outta here

I gotta, gotta get outta here

It's not complicated, yeah it's pretty damn clear

I really gotta get outta here



Just wanna be myself again

And find my way out of this iniquitous den

I ain't having fun and I ain't making friends

I don't wanna know how this nightmare ends



I don't know why I'm here, why I've fallen from grace

I can't explain the burns, or the scars on my face

Somebody please wake me up and get me outta this place

(Yeah yeah yeah)



I said I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta get outta here

I gotta, gotta get outta here

They say isn't the message clear to you yet, sonny

[Choir:] "What part of dead don't you get?"

[Alice:] "Nah.. excuse me?!?"

[Choir:] "What part of dead don't you get?"

[Alice:] "Whoa whoa whoa w-wait a minute"

[Choir:] "What part of dead don't you get?"

[Alice:] "I'm sorry, are you talking to me?"

[Choir:] "What part of dead don't you get?"

[Alice:] "Hey I signed on for a nightmare.."

[Choir:] "What part of dead don't you get?"

[Alice:] "Really. I mean that's a little drastic don't you think?"

[Choir:] "What part of dead don't you get?"

[Alice:] "I don't.. I.. I.. hey.. whoa..."

[Choir:] "What part of dead don't you get?"

[Alice:] "I get it.. but, but I don't get it.."

[Choir:] "What part of dead don't you get?"

[Alice:] "I'm sinking here.. Hello?"

[Choir:] "Yeah yeah yeah"

I Gotta Get Outta Here

Released in 1971, "I Gotta Get Outta Here" stands as a quintessential example of Alice Cooper's early rock opera, *Billion Dollar Babies*. The track exemplifies the band's signature blend of theatrical horror and hard rock, featuring Cooper's iconic falsetto and the distinctive "scream" vocal style that defined the shock rock genre. As a standalone single, the song captures the frenetic energy and narrative intensity of the era's progressive rock movement, serving as a pivotal moment in Cooper's transition from novelty acts to serious rock performers. Its enduring legacy lies in its ability to fuse dark theatricality with driving musicality, influencing countless artists who followed in the wake of the 1970s rock explosion.