Runaway

Album: World Wide Open (2009)
Charted: 65
Play Video
  • It's been a long week, I've got a slow leak, in my left front tire.
    I'm sick of where I work, my boss is such a jerk, don't care if I get fired.
    My backs about to break, no money in the bank, and she don't call me anymore.
    I'm down to my last ring, it's time to sell my things

    And pack my bags, and never look back,
    Run a parallel line with the railroad tracks, and make my get away.
    I put the pedal to the metal as the sun goes down.
    Leave everybody sleepin' in this sleepy town tonight,
    And at the break of day, I'll be a runaway!

    A hundred miles in, I got a stupid grin on my scruffy face.
    With every cigarette, I'm burning my regrets.
    Don't want to leave a trace.
    And from the rear-view, I've got clear view of who I used to be.
    A little bit faster now, don't wanna turn around.

    I'm gonna pack my bags, and never look back.
    Run a parallel line with the railroad tracks, and make my get away.
    I put the pedal to the metal as the sun goes down.
    Leave everybody sleepin' in this sleepy town tonight.
    And at the break of day, I'll be a runaway! I'll be a runaway!
    I'll be a runaway, I'll be a runaway! (I'll be a runaway!)

    It's crazy, I know, to count on this road and give me what I need.
    But with every state line, somehow I find, another part of me.
    Yeah-e-yeah!

    I'm gonna pack my bags, and never look back.
    Run a parallel line with the railroad tracks, and make my get away.
    I put the pedal to the metal as the sun goes down.
    Leave everybody sleepin' in this sleepy town tonight,
    And at the break of day, I'll be a runaway!
    I'll be a runaway! I'll be a runaway!
    I'll be a runaway! I'll be a runaway!
    I'll be a runaway! I'll be a runaway!
    I'll be a runaway! Writer/s: Canaan Smith, Robert Blackledge, Stephen Barker-Liles
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., O/B/O DistroKid, ROCKAPOP MUSIC, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Walt Disney Music Company
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Meshell Ndegeocello

Meshell NdegeocelloSongwriter Interviews

Meshell Ndegeocello talks about recording "Wild Night" with John Mellencamp, and explains why she shied away from the spotlight.

Elton John

Elton JohnFact or Fiction

Does he have beef with Gaga? Is he Sean Lennon's godfather? See if you can tell fact from fiction in the Elton John edition.

Joe Ely

Joe ElySongwriter Interviews

The renown Texas songwriter has been at it for 40 years, with tales to tell about The Flatlanders and The Clash - that's Joe's Tex-Mex on "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"

Laura Nyro

Laura NyroSongwriting Legends

Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art.

Classic Metal

Classic MetalFact or Fiction

Ozzy, Guns N' Roses, Judas Priest and even Michael Bolton show up in this Classic Metal quiz.

Ian Astbury of The Cult

Ian Astbury of The CultSongwriter Interviews

The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.