Out Of My System
'It took Larry several years to get over the loss of his marriage. When he finally realized how foolish he had been to mourn such a troubled relationship he wrote a type of song he had never penned before. It also took him away from a blues based sound and into a rhythm and blues/gospel sound.' Written in 1984
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Version 1 is a full studio recording
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Down Under [On Being version]
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Version 2 is a live performance with a full band, albeit heavily overdubbed in the studio
Note that on White Blossoms, The Best Of and Footprints, the crowd noise at the end fades out earlier, making the overall track length shorter than on Stop This Flight |
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Version 3 is a full studio recording. It is the same, or very similar recording as version 1, but with almost a minute of the instrumental end edited out. It is possible that the stereo image has been altered on the vinyl version, as some parts sound more centred in the mix
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Down Under [2LP and special edition cassette versions]
Note that the stereo image is reversed compared with the On Being version |
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Version 4 is a full studio recording. It is the same recording as version 3, but with the count in and initial sliding bass note edited out
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Version 5 is a live recording, performed with a full band during a concert at Biola University in California, on September 21st, 1986
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lyrics versions 1 and 3
One two (yeah) one two three four [Note: The start is edited out on the CD version]
The switch is off, the lights are out
It took no special wisdom
To pull the plug and cut the wire
And now you're out of my system
It took me years to change the gears (Ah ah ah)
It was so hard to twist 'em (Ah ah)
The pain you caused has been erased (Ah ah ah)
Baby you're out of my system (Ah ah)
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
You'd turn me on with words of love
Hmm I just couldn't resist 'em
You never meant the things you said, baby
You're out of my system
Oh oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
Ooh ooh oh uh uh ooh
The life we had, the things we did
Hmm, there was a time I missed 'em baby
I used to lie awake at night, all right
An', you're out of my system
You're out of my system
You ran around with other men
Hmm baby, you made love and kissed 'em
But go ahead do what you want
I don't care, you're out of my system
Heyah you broke my heart and led me on
You made so many plans, I could list them
You set me up then walked away (You're out of my, you're out of my)
Okay get out of my system baby, baby, baby (You're out of my system)
(You're out of my)
(You're out of my)
(You're out of my system) [x4]
The switch is off, the lights are out
It took no special wisdom
To pull the plug and cut the wire
And now you're out of my system
It took me years to change the gears (Ah ah ah)
It was so hard to twist 'em (Ah ah)
The pain you caused has been erased (Ah ah ah)
Baby you're out of my system (Ah ah)
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
You'd turn me on with words of love
Hmm I just couldn't resist 'em
You never meant the things you said, baby
You're out of my system
Oh oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
Ooh ooh oh uh uh ooh
The life we had, the things we did
Hmm, there was a time I missed 'em baby
I used to lie awake at night, all right
An', you're out of my system
You're out of my system
You ran around with other men
Hmm baby, you made love and kissed 'em
But go ahead do what you want
I don't care, you're out of my system
Heyah you broke my heart and led me on
You made so many plans, I could list them
You set me up then walked away (You're out of my, you're out of my)
Okay get out of my system baby, baby, baby (You're out of my system)
(You're out of my)
(You're out of my)
(You're out of my system) [x4]
lyrics version 2
The switch is off, the lights are out
It took no special wisdom
To pull the plug and cut the wires
And now you're out of my system
It took me years to change the gears
I could barely twist 'em
But now you're gone the tears have dried, I died
Now you're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
You led me on with words of love
I just couldn't resist 'em baby
You never meant those things you said, that's all right
You're out of my system
Wo oh oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
You'd disappear until the morning light
So many alibis I can't list 'em baby
I used to lie awake at night, all right
Now you're out of my
You know you're out of my
You ran around with other men
Ooh you made love and kissed 'em baby
But now you're gone do what you want
I don't care because you're out of my
You know you're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
It took no special wisdom
To pull the plug and cut the wires
And now you're out of my system
It took me years to change the gears
I could barely twist 'em
But now you're gone the tears have dried, I died
Now you're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
You led me on with words of love
I just couldn't resist 'em baby
You never meant those things you said, that's all right
You're out of my system
Wo oh oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
You'd disappear until the morning light
So many alibis I can't list 'em baby
I used to lie awake at night, all right
Now you're out of my
You know you're out of my
You ran around with other men
Ooh you made love and kissed 'em baby
But now you're gone do what you want
I don't care because you're out of my
You know you're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
lyrics version 4
The switch is off, the lights are out
It took no special wisdom
To pull the plug and cut the wires
And now you're out of my system
It took me years to change the gears (Ah ah ah)
It was so hard to twist 'em (Ah ah)
The pain you caused has been erased (Ah ah ah)
Baby get out of my system (Ah ah)
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
You'd turn me on with words of love
Hmm I just couldn't resist 'em
You never meant the things you said, baby
You're out of my system
Oh oh oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
Ooh ooh oh uh uh ooh
The life we had, the things we did
Hmm there was a time I missed 'em baby
I used to lie awake at night, all right
An', you're out of my system
You're out of my system
You ran around with other men
Hmm baby, you made love and kissed 'em
But go ahead do what you want
I don't care, you're out of my system
Heyah you broke my heart and led me on
You made so many plans, I could list them
You set me up then walked away (You're out of my, you're out of my)
Okay get out of my system baby baby baby (You're out of my system)
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x4]
It took no special wisdom
To pull the plug and cut the wires
And now you're out of my system
It took me years to change the gears (Ah ah ah)
It was so hard to twist 'em (Ah ah)
The pain you caused has been erased (Ah ah ah)
Baby get out of my system (Ah ah)
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
You'd turn me on with words of love
Hmm I just couldn't resist 'em
You never meant the things you said, baby
You're out of my system
Oh oh oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x2]
Ooh ooh oh uh uh ooh
The life we had, the things we did
Hmm there was a time I missed 'em baby
I used to lie awake at night, all right
An', you're out of my system
You're out of my system
You ran around with other men
Hmm baby, you made love and kissed 'em
But go ahead do what you want
I don't care, you're out of my system
Heyah you broke my heart and led me on
You made so many plans, I could list them
You set me up then walked away (You're out of my, you're out of my)
Okay get out of my system baby baby baby (You're out of my system)
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system [x4]
lyrics version 5
The hit is on, the lights are out
It took no special wisdom
To cut the cord and pull the wire
Now you're out of my system yeah
It took me years to change the gears
It was so hard to twist 'em
Now you're gone the pain is erased
And now you're out of my system
Wo oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You ran around with other men
Oh, you made love and kissed 'em
But now you're gone, do what you want
That's okay because you're out of my system
Wo oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
Yeah
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You stayed away until the morning light
You always had so many alibis, I could list 'em
But that's all right, do what you want, I don't care, that's quite alright
Because you're out of my
Know you're out of my
You ran around with other men
Ooh made love and kissed 'em baby, baby
Go ahead do what you want
I still care but you're out of my system
Wo oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system
System, system, system
I was alone, I looked for love
And then suddenly
Oh oh
She came along, she came along
Life has been good to me
Oh
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of
You're out of my
You're out of my system
Aah
It took no special wisdom
To cut the cord and pull the wire
Now you're out of my system yeah
It took me years to change the gears
It was so hard to twist 'em
Now you're gone the pain is erased
And now you're out of my system
Wo oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You ran around with other men
Oh, you made love and kissed 'em
But now you're gone, do what you want
That's okay because you're out of my system
Wo oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
Yeah
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You stayed away until the morning light
You always had so many alibis, I could list 'em
But that's all right, do what you want, I don't care, that's quite alright
Because you're out of my
Know you're out of my
You ran around with other men
Ooh made love and kissed 'em baby, baby
Go ahead do what you want
I still care but you're out of my system
Wo oh oh
You're out of my
You're out of my system
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of my system
System, system, system
I was alone, I looked for love
And then suddenly
Oh oh
She came along, she came along
Life has been good to me
Oh
You're out of my
You're out of my
You're out of
You're out of my
You're out of my system
Aah