Jailbreak
AC/DC #1 Tribute Band Lyrics


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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 spending my life here
I ain't livin' alone
Ain't breakin' no rocks on the chain gang
I'm breakin' out and heading home"
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

All in the name of liberty
All in the name of liberty
Got to be free

(Jailbreak)
Let me outta here
(Jailbreak)
Sixteen years
(Jailbreak)
Had more than I can take
(Jailbreak)

Yeah

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
Bullets started flying everywhere
People start to scream
Big man lyin' on the ground
With a hole in his body where his life had been

But it was all in the name of liberty
All in the name of liberty
I got to be free

(Jailbreak)
(Jailbreak)
I got to break out
Out of here

Heartbeats
They were racing
Freedom
He was chasin'
Spotlights
Sirens
Rifles firing
But he made it out

With a bullet in his back

Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
Jailbreak
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Jailbreak
Jailbreak

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to AC/DC #1 Tribute Band's song Jailbreak tell the story of a man who has been convicted of murder and sentenced to sixteen years in jail. He refuses to accept spending his life in prison and longs to be free. He decides to make a jailbreak, and he is so determined to obtain his liberty that he is willing to risk anything, even his life. He is looking towards the sky and wishing he could fly while heading out for the jailbreak. Liberty is the ultimate goal, and he is willing to do whatever it takes to obtain it. The song touches on the themes of freedom, determination, and living life on one's own terms.


The second verse of the song tells the story of how the man ended up in prison. He witnessed his lady being cheated on by another man and took matters into his hands. He wanted to protect his lady's honor and fired shots in anger, which led to a man losing his life. The song's protagonist doesn't regret his actions, as they were committed in the name of liberty. Throughout the song, the idea of liberty is emphasized and expressed in various ways.


Line by Line Meaning

There was a friend of mine on murder
The singer knew someone who committed murder


And the judge's gavel fell
The judge sentenced the murderer


Jury found him guilty
The jury decided that the murderer was guilty


Gave him sixteen years in hell
The murderer was sentenced to 16 years in prison


He said "I ain't spending my life here
The murderer did not want to spend the rest of his life in prison


I ain't living alone
The murderer did not want to be alone in prison


Ain't breaking no rocks on the chain gang
The murderer did not want to be forced to do hard labor in prison


I'm breakin' out and headin' home
The murderer planned to escape from prison and go home


Gonna make a jailbreak
The murderer is going to escape from jail


And I'm lookin' towards the sky
The murderer is looking for a way to escape, perhaps by flying


Oh, how I wish that I could fly
The murderer wishes he could fly to escape


All in the name of liberty
The murderer believes he is escaping for the sake of freedom


All in the name of liberty
The murderer repeats that his actions are for the sake of freedom


Got to be free
The murderer believes he must escape to be free


Jailbreak, let me out of here
The murderer wants to escape from jail


Jailbreak, sixteen years
The murderer was sentenced to 16 years in prison


Jailbreak, had more than I can take
The murderer cannot handle being in jail


Jailbreak, yeah
The murderer is excited to escape from jail


He said he'd seen his lady being fooled with
The murderer's girlfriend was being cheated on


By another man
The girlfriend was with a different man


She was down and he was up
The girlfriend was upset and the man she was with was happy


He had a gun in his hand
The murderer had a gun


Bullets started flying everywhere
The murderer started shooting


And people started to scream
The people around the shooter reacted with horror


Big man lying on the ground
One of the people was shot and is now lying on the ground


With a hole in his body
The person who was shot has a bullet wound


Where his life had been
The person who was shot has died


But it was
The situation was out of the murderer's control


Heartbeats they were racin'
The murderer's heart was beating quickly during the escape


Freedom he was chasin'
The murderer was running towards freedom


Spotlights, sirens, rifles firing
The police were chasing after the murderer with bright lights, sirens, and guns


But he made it out
The murderer successfully escaped from jail


With a bullet in his back
The murderer was shot while escaping




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RONALD BELFORD SCOTT, ANGUS YOUNG, MALCOLM YOUNG

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Comments from YouTube:

jb N.Y.

Pinche muy muy bueno....

Kevin's Catfishing Adventures

The guy playing malcolm needs to chill and stop trying to steal the show

Russ Bandoli

Yeah hes a lil close to the audience

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