I lit a burning log

Left food out for the dogs

And tip toed down.

I put my shoes on by the door

Those creaking wooden boards

Didn't make a sound.

I'll be thinking of you love

I'll be missing your sweet touch

But I've got far to go.

'cause I'm on the run

I've been standing still for way too long

I wanna live like I'm forever young

Tryna hold it down just ain't no fun

I'll pack a bag and leave before the sun

And I'll take the long winding roads

And when they call, blame it on rock n roll

Start again, forget the things I've done

If they ask you where I've gone, I'm on the run.

I'm on the run

I'm on the run.

You've been a little lost

Working 'round the clock

Towing the line.

You're in a world you don't belong

Tryna find your way back home

But you could stay a while on the passenger side

There's books to read and songs to write.

If you wanna leave this town

I could turn the car around

You could say your goodbyes

Get outta here tonight.

Come on the run

'cause you've been standing still for way too long

Life's too short to not live while you're young

Tryna hold it down just ain't no fun

Let's pack a bag and leave before the sun

And we'll take the long winding roads

And drive you to the lochs I used to know

You can buy a postcard, write it to your mum

Sayin' you miss her but for now you're on the run.

(I'm on the run)

Tryna hold me down

Oh I'll go on the run

(I'm on the run)

Let's leave this town tonight

Come on the run

(I'm on the run)

We could spend our lives on the run.