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Don't Be Afraid To Run Lyrics
Down in the holler there's a thriving town
A treasure trove that makes the world go 'round
When the city barons bring their legal papers and guns
Oh darlin' don't be afraid to run
When we came to settle here we came to stay
Maybe raise a family, earn a decent wage
Now every public servant reeks of suspicion
So darlin' don't be afraid to run
Darlin' don't be afraid to run
And don't turn your back on the noonday sun
Someday redemption will wash everyone
But there's no telling when that day will come
So darlin' don't be afraid to run
Maybe we'll rendevous out in nowheresville
Or maybe we'll find each other runnin' still
Until we reach that auspicious liaison
Darlin' don't be afraid to run
Darlin' don't be afraid to run
And don't turn your back on the noonday sun
The people will greet you with derision
You'll never be their model citizen
So darlin' don't be afraid to run
A treasure trove that makes the world go 'round
When the city barons bring their legal papers and guns
Oh darlin' don't be afraid to run
Maybe raise a family, earn a decent wage
Now every public servant reeks of suspicion
So darlin' don't be afraid to run
And don't turn your back on the noonday sun
Someday redemption will wash everyone
But there's no telling when that day will come
So darlin' don't be afraid to run
Or maybe we'll find each other runnin' still
Until we reach that auspicious liaison
Darlin' don't be afraid to run
And don't turn your back on the noonday sun
The people will greet you with derision
You'll never be their model citizen
So darlin' don't be afraid to run
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Well this could definitly be an acoustic BR song I think it may be about just a place that has become corrupt hence the "When the city barons bring their legal papers and guns Oh darlin' don't be afraid to run" I think he's telling the antagonist to just get the hell outta there
In the second stanza he says, "Now every public servant reeks of suspicion." I would suggest that, "Don't be afraid to run," could be the idea that she should not be afraid to run for public office.
The only way we will have good public servants will be if good people do indeed "run."