Running Boy

Even the trees shiver

When the wind passes through

Now I'm shivering too

At the thought of you

In my mind's eye, you're like a flower, daffodil

But I can't pick you, rather let you sit still

Church bells and cooling choirs

When I'm down low

My father calls on a higher power

Some lightning bolt

At times, peace washed over me

But I didn't understand

Rather spend time with the vagabonds

I'm the ragged one

And ooh, where's the rest for the mind?

Ooh, I'm closing my eyes

Running boy, someday you might dance again

Running boy, you almost lost your chance

And the cops showed up, but I didn't get shot, I

On the sidewalk with my mother pleading, why?

Won't you tell them the truth?

Packed up my bags

Headed down to Oceanside

There's a warning sign

Where the river and sea collide

I can't trust the law

They got quotas

They nickel-and-dime

Hmm, a ticket for the truth, no fine for a lie

And ooh, where's the rest for the mind?

And ooh, I'm closing my eyes

Running boy, someday you might dance again

Running boy, you almost lost your chance

And the cops showed up, but I didn't get shot, I

On the sidewalk with my mother pleading, why?

Won't you tell them the truth?

Running boy, someday you might dance again

Running boy, you almost lost your chance

And the cops showed up, but I didn't get shot, I

On the sidewalk with my mother pleading, why?

Won't you tell them the truth?