Ray Cooper

Lyrics

Intro
Runaways
Runaways
VERSE 1
Boardwalk lights are burnin’ low
Another door I didn’t open
I been runnin’ since I don’t know
Chasin’ ghosts I ain’t never spoken
Every fear got my name on it
Every silence got a sound
I keep movin’ ‘cause I’m scared to stop
Scared of what I might’ve found
VERSE 2
Highway’s callin’ out my number
Split-second choice at every sign
Left is trouble, right is thunder
Straight ahead — no peace of mind
Some roads lead you to a fortune
Some just lead you to the dirt
But standin’ still is its own torture
So I’ma run before I hurt
CHORUS 1
We’re all runaways, baby, runnin’ from the dark
Runnin’ toward the fire, chasin’ down a spark
Unknown road behind us, unknown road ahead
Better keep on runnin’ than to live like we’re dead
Runaways — yeah, we’re runaways
VERSE 3
Every risk’s a coin flip spinnin’
Heads is glory, tails is pain
I done lost and I done been winnin’
Learned to dance in either lane
Opportunity got two faces
One’ll lift you, one’ll break
I stopped waitin’ on safe places
Now I run for my own sake
VERSE 4
Mama said, “Son, don’t be a coward
Runnin’ scared ain’t runnin’ free”
Took her word and made it power
Now I run to find out who I’ll be
Ain’t no map for where I’m goin’
Ain’t no guarantee at all
But a heart that’s stayed keeps stayin’ frozen
And a heart that runs might just stand tall
CHORUS 2
We’re all runaways, baby, runnin’ from the dark
Runnin’ toward the fire, chasin’ down a spark
Every step’s a gamble, every breath’s a bet
Better keep on runnin’, got no finish line yet
Runaways — we’re all runaways
Run, run, runaways
OUTRO
(horns build, band drops to bass & drums, vocal ad-libs over the top)
Run… from the fear, not from the fight
Run… toward whatever feels right
We’re runaways — every single one
Still runnin’ when the mornin’ comes
Runaways… runaways…
(fade on horn hits)