If You Run

One, two

[Verse 1]

Hey, now, everybody crowd 'round

Something you should know

Fast break, always a mistake when you got nowhere to go

You can lie for the honey, lie for the wealth

You can lie to each other but you better never lie to yourself

No sign of any second mind

What she had, she gave

Red hand with another man

There is no one here to save

She started out like most of them:

Heart full of dreams, a head full of nothing

[Chorus]

If you run, you better have a place to go

If you run, ooh

Run, run, run, run, run

Run, run, run, run, run

[Verse 2]

Hang tight, she running through the moonlight

Waiting on her charms

Deep scars fading in the stars

Fading in each other's arms

He took her down to his hiding place

All he's bringing back is dust on his face

Stone's throw, tapping at the window

Fools with no plans

Slow wind, broken by design

Be good or be goddamned

You think you left it all behind?

You're choking on the weeds, you're strung out on the vine

[Chorus]

If you run, you better have a place to go

[Verse 3]

New age, burning of a page

A brand new dream to sell

Ain't far from who you really are

And it is just as well

You lie for the honey, you lie for the wealth

You lie to each other, ain't gonna lie to myself

[Chorus]

If you run, if you run

If you run, you gotta have a place to go