Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Guided By Voices
Canonical path: /guided-by-voices/motor-away
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Motor Away
Read Motor Away lyrics by Guided By Voices on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Motor Away
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When you motor away beyond the once-red lips
When you free yourself from the chance of a lifetime
You can be anyone they told you to
You can belittle every little voice that told you so
And then the time will come when you add up the numbers
And then the time will come when you motor away
Oh, why don't you just drive away?
When you motor away down the icy streets
You can't lie to yourself that it's the chance of a lifetime
You can be anyone they told you to
You can belittle every little voice that told you so
And the time will come when you add up the numbers
And then the time will come when you motor away
Oh, why don't you just drive away?
Come on
Speed on
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Guided By Voices performs "Motor Away", and this lyric page sits inside the Guided By Voices catalog on LyroVerse.
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