The Runner

[Verse 1] Oh, I had to run, to run, to run From Mont Royale Aux Portes des Lions (to the Lion's Doors) But no freedom would come my way Yeah, no freedom from What he'd done to me [Chorus] Then I heard that Rock and Roll Outside the South Hill Candy Store Felt myself walking in I was up above me, I was standing right beside me, oh And I saw my deliverance Deliverance [Verse 2] Oh, I had to sing, to sing, to sing From the western sea To the old country Oh, I had to bleed, to bleed, to bleed Till his poison left my veins Left me [Chorus] Yeah, I heard that Rock and Roll Outside the South Hill Candy Store Felt myself walking in I was up above me, I was standing right beside me, oh And I saw my deliverance Deliverance [Verse 3] Now I still run, still run, still run To catch a song And cheat the gun Come freedom come, I pray, I pray Can't stop me now Can't steal my joy [Chorus] Then I heard that Rock and Roll Outside the South Hill Candy Store Felt myself walking in I was up above me, I was standing right beside me, oh And I saw my deliverance Deliverance