Story Behind The Song
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Song Description
?Runaway? is a tale about two strangers who randomly meet while facing their own personal crossroads/crisis respectively. They get to know one another over the course of one ?perfect? night and make the sporadic decision to run away from all their problem
| Song Length |
4:21 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, R & B - Soul |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
On Cloud Nine, Ecstatic |
Subject |
Change, Love at First Sight |
| Similar Artists |
John Mayer, Jack Johnson |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
They met on a Sunday night
It was kinda cold (for the summer time)
He had just quit his job
Waiting tables downtown, now he?s New York City bound
He got no money, he got no means
But he?s got a dream
To leave everything he knows behind him
Now he?s trying, to find happiness deep inside him
That?s when she came into the scene
Pulled up a seat, they shared a drink
And a few stories ?bout nothing and everything
Hard times surrounded her everywhere
Oh but she didn?t care
That?s when she told this perfect stranger
He could be the one to changer her
Too afraid to lose him
How could she refuse him when he said?
(Chorus) We ought to runway
To another place, where we have no names
And live out our better lives
With a new disguise
And do what we wanted
I like the way that you?re down to do this
I love that you?d leave it all for me
I want to run away with you
And start a new life today
One day, someday?
Yeah, under the city lights
The stage is set as they stumble through the streets
Holding hands, falling down, dance around
It was the best time of their lives
And as the sun rears its head over the landing their standing
On now their lips are planning to touch
Oh its all too much
Could this last forever?
She wants to start anew together
So she says
Chorus
He wants to runway with her
Start a new world a new place
That?s better than before she came
And her eyes open wide when she smiles
Leaving all of his heartache miles and miles away from care
How could he wake up without her there?
Chorus
We ought to runway
To another place, where we have no faces
And leave all this shit behind
We can write postcards back home down the line
I like the way that you?re down to do this
I love that you?d leave it all for me
I want to run away with you
And start a new life today