Runaway

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

I was feeling sad
Can't help looking back
Highways flew by
Run, run, run away
No sense of time
Want you to stay
Want keep you inside

Run, run, run away
Lost, lost, lost my mind
Want you to stay
Want you to be my prize

Run, run, run away
Lost, lost, lost my mind
Want you to stay
Want you to be my prize

I was feeling sad
Can't help looking back
Highways flew by
Run, run, run away
No sense of time
Want you to stay
Want keep you inside

All along, not so strong without these open arms.
Hold on tight.
All along, not that strong without these open arms.
Lie beside.
All along, not so strong without these open arms.
Ride beside.

Run, run, run away
Lost, lost, lost my mind
Want you to stay
Want you to be my prize

Run, run, run away
Lost, lost, lost my mind
Want you to stay
Want you to be my prize


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Runaway Lyrics as written by Karen Lee Orzolek Brian Chase

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    first heard this song when they opened with it at glastonbury, its so great and sad and i love it and was so great live. my favourite from new album, which btw is blinding ~ a really different direction to previous stuff. im pretty sure i remember them saying in a thing with nme that this song was about a kitten they found whilst recording. i really hope this is true and that im not going crazy. oh and they named the kitten squeaker

    bechnoon August 10, 2009   Link

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