Go jump in the lake, go ride up the hill
Get out of this house
It’s a house of your making, it’s a house of ill will
Get out of this house
Go listen to Buddha, go listen to Joe
Get out of this house
If anyone asks, you tell them you don’t know
Get out of this house
I spent 11 long years in a hothouse zone
I spent 29 more trying to get home
Well, I never got home, but I did what I did
And I got myself this house, and you can’t come in, oh Yeah
Get out of this house
Get out of this house
I’m the queen of my castle, I’m the king of my room
Get out, get out of this house
I got more than I need, more than I ever could use
Get out, get out of this house
I spent 17 years trying to save my soul
I spent 23 more down in the hole
Now my soul is all right, but I might get found out
And I got myself this house now, and I can’t get ou-out
Get out of this house
Get out of this house
If I see you again, it will be in my head at the end of a cloud
If you see me again, it will be in your head telling you to get out
You act like a baby, you talk like a fool
Get out of this house
Go back to your mama, go back to high school
Get out of this house
Go jump in the lake, go jump out the door
Get out, get out of this house
I’ve had all I can stand, and I can’t stand no more
Get out, get out of this house
Get out of this house
Heard this song at office max and like feel in love with it and the harmonica kept on playing in my head but all i could remember was the chorus and i finally found it YAYYYY!!!!
The first time I heard "Get Out of This House" was in the summer of 1998. I was watching VH1 and Shawn played a concert for an audience of mostly children. I remember seeing the preview and seeing a clip of her playing the harmonica on this song. On the original track, producer John Leventhal played harmonica. Before singing "Get Out of This House," Shawn was saying how John usually played the harmonica in her band. She invited several kids up on stage who played harmonica. Each one got a quick turn before she performed this song. It has stuck with me ever since, just as her signature song, "Sunny Came Home," had done months earlier. I had a friend and neighbor, who is a musician, who had the "A Few Small Repairs" album. I remember being at his house one afternoon in the fall of 1998 and seeing the track listing. While I didn't listen to the album, I correctly guessed the song with the harmonica was "Get Out of This House." It wasn't until a few years ago that I discovered that I was right. I love this and "Sunny Came Home." Shawn received a Grammy nod for "Get Out of This House," but lost to Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart." "Sunny Came Home" won Song of the Year and Record of the Year the following year, at the 40th Grammy Awards.
Going thru some big life changes right now, deciding to move out of a bad town. Will miss a few people but... gotta do what's best for yourself. Seems the perfect song right at this point in my life mid 20s
Many, but a memorable song from Colvin. It's crazy but so meaningful. I miss that time, not so long ago when there were so many great female singer songwriters, with Colvin heading the charts.
I’ve always had strangers in my house, coming and going, supposed to be my moms ministry as she’s a Reverend. I’ve hated it. They live like they want, spy on me, make too much noise, say stupid crap to me, act like fools, this song has explained how I’ve felt about the scum my mother can’t seem to turn away. Recently, another stranger came that needed a place to stay. Mom asked if she could stay in my camper. It was new. She got wild drinking, bashed her nose and bled all over and never cleaned it up. Now everything is stained . ☹️ I had to change the locks to keep her out. She turned out to be a town drunk and a prostitute. Back in the day my mom had pediophiles living in our farms apt. After a detective came around and told me I finally told her that was enough. No more helping!! But still she doesn’t seem to have the sense to let people self destruct on their own...
This song came out when I was deciding to end my marriage. It was perfect. I felt like she was speaking to me in the opening lyrics, telling ME to get out of my house.
This is a simply great song
Shawn is awesome and this sounds as fresh as it did when it came out
She's a national treasure
Brilliant song-writer and such a gorgeous voice
If she told me to get out, I surely would