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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Associate Producer
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Producer
Greg Fidelman
Greg Fidelman
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

I was born the running kind, leaving always on my mind
Home was never home to me at anytime
Every front door found me open I would find the back door open
There just had to be an exit for the running kind
Within me there's a prison, surrounding me alone
As real as any dungeon with its walls of stone
I know running's not the answer, but running's been my nature
And the thing in me that keeps me moving on
I was born the running kind, leaving always on my mind
Home was never home to me at anytime
Every front door found me open I would find the back door open
There just had to be an exit for the running kind
Written by: Merle Haggard

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