runaway man

when i was younger

and all i had to do

was hold your hand and drink you in and make some time for you

i went stumbling through the darkness of a thousand half-lit bars

i don't know what i was running from but i must have run too far

now i'm reaching back for something

but i'm coming up with nothing

and it's a long long way from where i was to where i am

god have mercy on a runaway man

god have mercy on a runaway man

the key under your doormath

the porch light you left lit

the years dragged on and burned away just like a cigarette

and the price of all those nights was never worth the morning's cost

no

no amount of wishing's gonna bring back what i lost

and now i'm reaching back for something

but i'm coming up with nothing

and it's a long long way from where i was to where i am

god have mercy on a runaway man

god have mercy on a runaway man

and it's a long long way from where i was to where i am

god have mercy on a runaway man

god have mercy on a runaway man

god have mercy on a runaway man

god have mercy on a runaway man