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Escape-Ism(Intro)
James Brown Song Lyrics





I was talking toa cat the other night,
He said what everybody is looking for,
what everybody's looking for today,
they're looking for ESCAPE-ISM.
Heh. Heh.
Ain't it good to you? (Band: Yeah)
You know what? I love to get down, Jack.
And when I get down, y'understand, I don't have to go into nofunny bag...
(mumbling) say, that alcohol, I can't, y'understand, yeah.
That's the way I feel.
You know, I believe I'll get down right about here.
(BOBBY BYRD: Right on) Byrd, if I get down, y'knowByrd, Byrd's gotta, Byrd's gotta, I mean, Byrd's gotta out ofsight tune coming up. We gotta record for him right here, y'know.So we're trying to get our thing out of the way before Byrd canget into it.
Byrd, can we get on before we... Is it all right? Byrd, do youthink it's gonna be a hit, Byrd?
(BYRD: Yeah. I think it's going to be a hit) Youthink it's gonna be a hit?
(BYRD: A smash.) I know it's a smash. I know it's asmash. Cause you're in the thing, man, you're saying where it'sat, y'know. It's gotta be a hit. You ready, Byrd?
Get DOWN!!
HEH!!
Ain't it good to you.
Ain't it good to you.
Ain't it good to you.
Hahaha! Heh! Lookie here. What you say, Fred?
(FRED WESLEY: Man, you know, we better take it on the LAM.)
JAMES: You better watch the man.
I don't think they heard. What you say, Fred?
(FRED WESLEY: I said, we better take it on the LAM.)
JAMES: You better watch the man.
BYRD! Come over here, brother, let me tell you something. Youthink we're talking too loud?
(BYRD: Make that fuss.)
JAMES: HUNH! I ain't got no dust. Heh! I don't have to take it onthe lam.
(BYRD: Better watch that man!) Huh? (BYRD: Betterwatch that man!) Watch him. Yeah, all right. You're right.Yeah. Yeah. Coming from some funny places. What you say, bruh?
BAND MEMBER: What's happening Brown?
JAMES: Trying to get down. Heheh. Well, you know. Look here. Wecain't HELP it. It ain't no alcohol. Man I don't dig it. What yousay, uh, Jasaan?
(JASAAN: Say, don't be so mean.)
JAMES: You know I'm clean.





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