Somewhile Exile

from SEATTLE 1982​-​84 by Next Exit

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Recorded in Seattle and included on the 1983 Next Exit LP entitled Metropolitan West.

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Cut up my Visa, I pay with cash
Sometimes I barter, maybe I beg
I could find my banquet in a dispy dumpster
Or serve you steak at a thousand a plate dinner
I sign no receipts, or leave my prints
Perchance on accent, perhaps a limp
Living with an heiress or out on the street
White collar r&d or selling meat

Don’t try to call me, I have no phone
Return to sender, address unknown
You’ll never reach me, somewhile exile

Polyester, or dressed in rags
Just straight and narrow, or I zig zag
Strut like a macho or else in drag
Might be with a lover or I could be stag
Possibly sixteen, I might look sixty
My hair was long then, it’s shorter now
I’ve groomed a moustache but my clothes aren’t loud
Maybe not even a face in the crowd

Don’t try to find me, I am alive
No worse for wear, yeah I do survive
See you around then, somewhile exile

A fishing boat in the summertime, a ski resort in the fall
A grocery checker in the the speedy line
In front of a mission just biding my time
Wire rim glasses, a blue headband
Leather boy studs, construction duds
Jogger’s tennis shoes or army boots
Color coordinated three-piece suit

Don’t try to call me, I have no phone
Return to sender, address unknown
You’ll never reach me, somewhile exile
Return to sender, somewhile exile
See you around then, somewhile exile

(Gregor)

credits

from SEATTLE 1982​-​84, released February 16, 2019
Written by Jan Gregor
Arranged by Next Exit.
Jan Gregor | Vocals and Guitar
Mark Fenton | Drums and Vocals
Greg Morlan | Lead Guitar
Jef Morlan | Bass
With Joe Hadlock | Synthesizer

Photo by Mikal Vollmer and Carrie Welch
Recorded at Bear Creek Studios Winter 1982/83
Engineered by Brian Crabb and Joe Hadlock
Mixed by Joe Hadlock, Jan Gregor and Greg Morlan
Brennan Dalsgard Publishers ASCAP
Mastering by Chris at Hanzsek Audio

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Next Exit Seattle, Washington

In 1981 Sweet Madness ditched Spokane for Seattle and changed their name to Next Exit.

The new lineup featured a more guitar-driven sound, with lead guitarist Greg Morlan replacing keyboardist John Robison.

For their first live show, they played at a Drive-In Movie Theater on the roof of the concession stand.

Static Cling was the first song they wrote with the new lineup. ... more

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