I lit a burning log
Left food out for the dogs and tiptoed down
I put the shoes on by the door
Those creakin' wooden boards didn't make a sound

I'll be thinkin' of you, love
I'll be missin' your sweet touch
But I've got far to go

'Cause I'm on the run
I've been standin' 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 windin' roads
And when they call, blame it on rock and 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
Workin' 'round the clock toein' 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 standin' 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 windin' roads
And drive up 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)

Try to hold me down, oh, I'll go on the run (Go on the run)
Let's leave this town tonight
come on the run (Come on the run)
We could spend our lives on the run