Paul Simon<\/a> tells his listener that if you need to get out of a relationship, you have a couple of options at your disposal. You can:<\/p>\n\t\t\tVideos by American Songwriter\t\t<\/p>\n
You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don\u2019t need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don\u2019t need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free.<\/p>\n
\u201cThunder Road\u201d by Bruce Springsteen<\/p>\n
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In 1975, Bruce Springsteen released Born To Run, and we haven\u2019t been able to stop talking about the album since. Although \u201cThunder Road\u201d certainly wasn\u2019t as commercially popular as the project\u2019s title track, it\u2019s definitely one of Springsteen\u2019s best songs. It\u2019s also relatively similar in terms of plot to \u201cBorn To Run\u201d. It\u2019s about a guy who runs off into the sunset with his girl and leaves home, a theme that Springsteen is obviously well-versed in. However, there appears to be some sort of age difference between the songs. In \u201cBorn To Run\u201d, The Boss sings about \u201cgetting out while we\u2019re young,\u201d but in this song, there\u2019s a fear that perhaps the characters aren\u2019t as young as they once were.<\/p>\n
\u201cPhiladelphia Freedom\u201d by Elton John<\/p>\n
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I feel that this song is often a forgotten No. 1 of Elton John\u2019s. The title idea for this one was actually his and was inspired by his late friend who had been a member of the Philadelphia Freedoms tennis team. Not wanting to write lyrics about tennis, Bernie Taupin focused more on Philadelphia\u2019s music and America\u2019s upcoming 200th anniversary. That\u2019s why this song sounds so patriotic.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018Cause I live and breathe \/ This Philadelphia freedom \/ From the day that I was born \/ I\u2019ve waved the flag \/ Philadelphia freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n
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