[Verse] A young man from the backwoods said he found a buried story, Said it came by angel visit — not for fame and not for glory. But people in the neighborhood were losing all their chill, Screaming, “Someone grab that dreamer! Kick him clean off this hill!” [Prechorus] We've got to run while we can! [Chorus 1] Pall-my-ra, New York — OUT! OUT! OUT OF THE CITY! Kirtland, Ohio — OUT! OUT! OUT OF THE CITY! Jackson County — OUT! OUT! OUT OF THE CITY! The whole state of Missouri — OUT! OUT! OUT OF THE CITY! [chorus 2] Naw-voo, Illinois — OUT! OUT! OUT OF THE CITY! Winter Quarters, Nebraska — OUT! OUT! OUT OF THE CITY! Crossing through the Plains — OUT! OUT! OUT OF THE CITY! Everywhere but the valley — OUT! OUT! OUT OF THE CITY! [Chorus 3] We’ve gotta get out — OUT! OUT! — out of the city We’ve gotta get out — OUT! OUT! — out of the city We’ve gotta get out — OUT! OUT! — out of the city We’ve gotta get out — OUT! OUT! — out of the city We’ve gotta get out — OUT! OUT! — out of the city We’ve gotta get out — OUT! OUT! — out of the city We’ve gotta get out — OUT! OUT! — out of the city We’ve gotta get out — OUT! OUT! — out of the city