Ray Stevens - The Great Escape lyrics

Looking down, I see a carpet of pavement
Cold and hard and dirty underneath my feet
Looking up, I see a blanket of
Smog and smoke stacks
Cinders falling down and choking me
And on all sides,  a massive wall of
Human flesh is crowding,  pushing
Shoving me this great big city gets me down
But when the ev'ning roles around
At last I'm free

Time for the great escape, the great escape
Make my way on down the freeway
To the country where the air
Is fresh and clean ba ba dee ba da ba da bay
(ba ba dee bee dee dee bee dee day)
Away from all the noise and city streets
Out where the flowers bloom so sweet
And the grass is always meadow green
And the birdies sing, "Tweedle dee-tweet"
(tweet tweet tweet tweet)
There's a girl with golden hair
She's waiting there with love and
Kisses just for me
Hey, we've got a little something
Vision home
A little nest to call our own and
There we're gonna raise a family
Ev'ry day, I go to work, I'm just a clerk
They've got a card for me to punch
They keep me working hard, I've
Got so much to do
There's barely time enough for lunch
My shirt and tie is choking me
This whole routine is messing up my mind
A prisoner from 9 to 5
The thought that's keeping me
Alive is quitting time

Time for the great escape, the great escape
Make my way on down the freeway
To the country where the air
Is fresh and clean ba ba dee ba da ba da bay
(ba ba dee bee dee dee bee dee day)
Away from all the noise and city streets
Out where the flowers bloom so sweet
And the grass is always meadow green
And the birdies sing, "Tweedle dee-tweet"
(tweet tweet tweet tweet)
There's a girl with golden hair
She's waiting there with love and
Kisses just for me
Hey, we've got a little something
Vision home
A little nest to call our own and
There we're gonna raise a family
Whoa, and we're gonna live so happily

Time for the great escape, the great escape
Make my way on down the freeway
To the country where the air
Is fresh and clean ba ba dee ba da ba da bay
(ba ba dee bee dee bee dee day)