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Exit Theory by Pavement

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Pavement

Exit Theory

Release date: 25th October 2004

From Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins
Track 19
1:00
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About This Track

"Exit Theory" is a track by Pavement, from the album Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins, released 25th October 2004. The track is 1:00 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Pavement.

About the Artist

Pavement

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Lyrics

Exit Theory

Woke up

And come home

Broke up

And make up

Woke up

Your wind in your hollow film

All your hope and dreams

To the stock market close

Today a little bit low

On the rock n roll spiller

Feel the big man saying [?]

It keeps on going

The little, the little chips

Work into your stereo

And walk out upon your face

You know

The party boys on the take

Listen to the five foot rappers

And remember

That they can’t sell

No more Partridge Family dreams

To the homeland

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Track details

From Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins

1:002004
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Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins
Pavement
26th October 2004
Track number
19
Release year
2004
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