Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Stepping out of the shade
Wanna bathe in the light
They're giving us a bad name
Being good never felt quite right

I know there's someplace better
Far away from here, we're gold
As long as we're together
Hey, yeah-yeah

We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Top down, no doubt
We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Break out the blue horizon

We'll never settle, pedal to the floor
Got every day to live for
We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Oh, yeah, born to run away

We're living in color
Yesterday was black and white
No more looking over my shoulder
We'll be in paradise

I know there's someplace better
Far away from here, we're gold
As long as we're together
Hey, yeah-yeah

We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Top down, no doubt
We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Break out the blue horizon

We'll never settle, pedal to the floor
Got every day to live for
We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Oh, yeah, born to run away

And we'll drive through the night
Following the moonlight
I'll be right by your side

We were born to run away, ooh-yeah-yeah (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Top down, no doubt
We were born to run away, away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Break out the blue horizon

We'll never settle, pedal to the floor (no, no)
Got every day to live for (ooh)
We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Oh, yeah, born to run away

(Runaway) oh, yeah-yeah-yeah
Runaway with me (runaway)
Runaway with me
Born to run away


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Runaway Lyrics as written by William Hort Mann Alecia Moore

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    I'm too young to be Taken seriously But I'm too old to believe All this hypocrisy

    Wow. Don't you just love it when you've been thinking something for ages, and then you find it written down somehwere, in a song or a book, and it's perfect.

    loubylouxxon January 14, 2009   Link

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