The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Verse 1:
I've got the desert in my eyes
And the western skies on my mind
Everywhere I look I see
Wide open country for miles
Out in the distance,
A mountain the size of the sun
I ain't drivin' nowhere,
I feel like a man on the run
Get gone!
Verse2:
Adobe and teardrops are
All I'm leavin' behind
I'm somewhere in Texas,
I'm lost and I don't see the signs
In a bar in New Mexico,
An old man sells me a gun
But I ain't shootin' no one
I feel like a man on the run
That's right
I feel like a man on the ruuuuuuuuunnn....
Whooaaa, Try to catch me
Whooaaa, I just gotta be free, free, free
Whooaaa, Try to catch me
Whooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaa
Verse3:
From San Bernardino, you can see
The lights of LA.
The closer they get,
The further they're slippin' away
I can almost feel
The redemption forgiveness becomes
But I can't forgive anyone,
I feel like a man on the run
That's right
I feel like a man on the ruuuuuuunnnnnnnn....
I can't forgive anyone,
I won't forgive anyone,
And I don't forgive anyone,
And I won't forgive you, that's true
I've got the desert in my eyes
And the western skies on my mind
Everywhere I look I see
Wide open country for miles
Out in the distance,
A mountain the size of the sun
I ain't drivin' nowhere,
I feel like a man on the run
Get gone!
Verse2:
Adobe and teardrops are
All I'm leavin' behind
I'm somewhere in Texas,
I'm lost and I don't see the signs
In a bar in New Mexico,
An old man sells me a gun
But I ain't shootin' no one
I feel like a man on the run
That's right
I feel like a man on the ruuuuuuuuunnn....
Whooaaa, Try to catch me
Whooaaa, I just gotta be free, free, free
Whooaaa, Try to catch me
Whooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaa
Verse3:
From San Bernardino, you can see
The lights of LA.
The closer they get,
The further they're slippin' away
I can almost feel
The redemption forgiveness becomes
But I can't forgive anyone,
I feel like a man on the run
That's right
I feel like a man on the ruuuuuuunnnnnnnn....
I can't forgive anyone,
I won't forgive anyone,
And I don't forgive anyone,
And I won't forgive you, that's true
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
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