Out Of Ithaca

This is Mike and Steve performing Out of Ithaca during the Cornell Branch farewell talent show.

Out of Ithaca

When I first got here back in 1999
Three years in Ithaca sure seemed like a really long time
But I love the stony towers of Cornell University
And maybe next year I can live in a sorority
Live in a sorority

But things don't always work out just the way we planned
And that sorority job was given to a better man
Given to a better man

(Chorus)

So I
Gotta get out
Gotta get out
Gotta get out
Of Ithaca!

Gotta get out
Gotta get out
Gotta get out
Of Ithaca!


The church folks clamor just to learn all of our names
And that's no easy task 'cause Mormons all look the same
Mormons all look the same

I love the Temple, Sacred Grove, and Finger Lakes
Religion started here and I can see why it left for Salt Lake
See why it left for Salt Lake

And as I say that you should probably stand aside
'Cause when the lightning strikes I'm gonna light up like the Fourth of July
Light up like the Fourth of July


(Chorus)


When it comes to raising kids, it's the kind of place you look for
But I'd trade that peace and quiet for a national chain bookstore
National chain bookstore!

So dress me up in my cap and gown and give me my diploma
And I'll take my wife and kids and I'll move 'em off to Oklahoma
Move 'em off to Oklahoma

Don't get me wrong my friend, I really like it here
But I miss free drink refills and decaffeinated root beer
Decaffeinated root beer


(Chorus)


Out of Ithaca!

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Music

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• Ithaca
• Cornell