Album: It's Better To Travel (1986)

Charted: 4 6

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• And breakout
  
  When explanations make no sense
  When every answer's wrong
  You're fighting with lost confidence
  All expectations gone
  
  The time has come to make or break
  Move on, don't hesitate
  Breakout
  
  Don't stop to ask
  And now you've found a break to make at last
  You've got to find a way
  Say what you want to say
  Breakout
  
  When situations never change
  Tomorrow looks unsure
  Don't leave your destiny to chance
  What are you waiting for
  The time has come to make your break
  Breakout
  
  Don't stop to ask
  And now you've found a break to make at last
  You've got to find a way
  Say what you want to say
  Breakout
  
  Don't stop to ask
  Now you've found a break to make at last
  You've got to find a way
  Say what you want to say
  Breakout
  
  Some people stop at nothing
  If you're searching for something
  Lay down the law
  Shout out for more
  Breakout and shout
  Day in day out
  And breakout
  
  Breakout
  
  Don't stop to ask
  And now you've found a break to make at last
  You've got to find a way
  Say what you want to say
  And breakout
  
  Don't stop to ask
  And now you've found a break to make at last
  You've got to find a way
  Say what you want to say
  And breakout...
  
  (Don't) Lay down the law (stop)
  Shout out for more (to ask)
  Breakout and shout day in day out
  Ooh, breakout
  
  Breakout
  
  Breakout
  
  Lay down the law
  Shout out for more
  Breakout and shout day in day out Writer/s: Andrew Connell, Corinne Drewery, Martin Jackson
  Publisher: Audiam, Inc., BMG Rights Management, Music Admin, Inc., Round Hill, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Third Side Music Inc.
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

• AnonymousHow - times with in a do people actually take timeout those do the most have a mental illness or if something is bothering someone deeply that makes say out loud breakout it normally effects people the heard someone say out loud what most people are thinking making the other person to seek comfort trun to a person or place where they feel safe like a neghberhode where is a doctor the call breakout is like a person who what it means to be mentally crazy or hear a word they don't normally hear if a person is willing to say the word out loud to a doctor it's calling breakout like rape and who said somepeaple stop to it out but someone 51 let the BBF lay out the law on on parents so the BBF might have been wrong to get back normal life just lay on the flour so the BBF and a 51 woman are as one calling out breakout that's more like the epiphany if you waiting perents at out the BBF want the lady out the door he's treating the lady like a dog before he says breakout
• Meocyber from Alma, Co Yes a really excellent song. A very positive, upbeat, feel good piece of music. Just a really nice combo of lyrics, vocals and music . I totally tie this to my wife and I's first Hawaii trip.
• Camille from Toronto, OhHey, great song here. Sort of on the sublime side, insisting that we break out, find a way, say what we want to say, break out. Not in a crazy, frenetic, out-of-control way, but in a positive, encouraging, insistent way. Sort of like Nike's 'just do it'.

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