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Run, Baby, Run Lyrics
She was born in November, 1963
The day Aldous Huxley died
And her mama believed
That everyone could be free
So her mama got high, high, high
And her daddy marched on Birmingham
Singing mighty protest songs
And he pictured all the places
Where he knew that she'd belong
He failed and taught her young
The only thing she'd need
To carry on
He taught her how to
Run baby, run baby, run baby, run
Baby run
Past the arms of the familiar
And their talk of better days
To the comfort of the strangers
Slipping out before they say
So long
Baby loves to run
She counts all her money
In the taxi on the way to meet her plane
Stares hopeful out the window
At the workers fighting
Through the pouring rain
She's searching through stations
For an unfamiliar song
And she pictures all the places
Where she knows she still belongs
And she smiles a secret smile
Because she knows exactly how
To carry on
So run baby, run baby, run baby, run
Baby run
From the old familiar faces and
Their old familiar ways
To the comfort of the strangers
Slipping out before they say
So long
Baby loves to run
The day Aldous Huxley died
And her mama believed
That everyone could be free
So her mama got high, high, high
And her daddy marched on Birmingham
Singing mighty protest songs
And he pictured all the places
Where he knew that she'd belong
He failed and taught her young
The only thing she'd need
To carry on
He taught her how to
Baby run
Past the arms of the familiar
And their talk of better days
To the comfort of the strangers
Slipping out before they say
So long
Baby loves to run
In the taxi on the way to meet her plane
Stares hopeful out the window
At the workers fighting
Through the pouring rain
She's searching through stations
For an unfamiliar song
And she pictures all the places
Where she knows she still belongs
And she smiles a secret smile
Because she knows exactly how
To carry on
Baby run
From the old familiar faces and
Their old familiar ways
To the comfort of the strangers
Slipping out before they say
So long
Song Info
Submitted by
itsmyownmind On Dec 19, 2001
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awww I love this song! It is soooo beautiful!
I love this song too Sunny I guess if you have legs and a problem sometimes you gotta run
Aldous Huxley died on November 22nd.
Clever writer, that Sheryl Crow...
@ShineYouDiamond, Sheryl Crow was born February 11. 2/11 and 11/22. Kennedy was killed the day Huxley died. More info in the album's 10th track.
@ShineYouDiamond, Sheryl Crow was born February 11. 2/11 and 11/22. Kennedy was killed the day Huxley died. More info in the album's 10th track.
Aldous Huxley died the same day as JFK. Must have some significance in this song.
@Pooer, it does. Listen to "We Do,What We Can" (10th track, same album).
@Pooer, it does. Listen to "We Do,What We Can" (10th track, same album).
Sheryl Crow's SEMI-autobiographical song written with creative license, I would say. Growing up as a late-boomer surrounded by history unfolding and a keen awareness by family members...I can relate. The subject of the song was born on 11/22 while Sheryl was born on 2/11. Thinking about dates and events growing up, Kennedy and Huxley died on that same day and both are mentioned in the song, Sheryl created quite a period piece in this one. Anyone doing a history project about the 1960s for school might well want to include this as a soundtrack.
@Abe E. Boomer mixed together lyrics from "We Do What We Can" (10th track on the same album) with "Run Baby Run". The dates, people, and events mentioned are from both songs combined...not just Run Baby Run. You must hear, We Do What We Can to draw more meaning from this song.
@Abe E. Boomer mixed together lyrics from "We Do What We Can" (10th track on the same album) with "Run Baby Run". The dates, people, and events mentioned are from both songs combined...not just Run Baby Run. You must hear, We Do What We Can to draw more meaning from this song.
@Abe E. Boomer can you please show where this song mentions JFK? Other than referencing the day he died.
@Abe E. Boomer can you please show where this song mentions JFK? Other than referencing the day he died.
There is almost a rap narrative in the original extended play version (seldom heard on the radio) which mentions politics, the Vietnam War draft, and JFK's assassination. It really brings the meaning of the song together. However, as it makes this otherwise "soft-rock" song edgier and definitely politicized, it is usually not heard on the radio. That narrative is not included in the lyrics contained on this site.
@Abe E. Boomer wanted to add this correction: The narrative is NOT in this song, but can be heard in Track 10 of the same album in,"We Do What We Can". When heard together, the meaning of this song comes out more.
@Abe E. Boomer wanted to add this correction: The narrative is NOT in this song, but can be heard in Track 10 of the same album in,"We Do What We Can". When heard together, the meaning of this song comes out more.