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You Keep Runnin’ Away Lyrics By 38 Special

    i hear your highheels clickin’ down the boulevard
    you got your suitcase in hand guess you’re takin’ it hard
    you swear you’ll never trust another man
    ah but i know that you will it’s just a question of when

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    so open up your eyes to the light
    you’ve been far too alone for too many nights oh

    someday someway somewhere love is gonna find you
    somehow someone is gonna beg you to stay
    but you keep on runnin’ you keep runnin’
    you keep on runnin’ away ooh

    i hear it whispered in the neighborhood
    at one time you were the best it was just understood
    then someone came and took you for a fool
    the word is out on the street that love is looking for you

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    so open up your eyes to the light
    you’ve been far too alone for too many nights oh

    someday someway somewhere love is gonna find you
    somehow somewhere don’t look now i’m comin’ up behind you
    but you keep runnin’ you keep runnin’
    you keep on runnin’ away
    yes you do baby

    so don’t be fooled you got me comin’
    i ain’t no fool you keep me runnin’
    and i don’t know why
    no i don’t know why
    so open up don’t be afraid baby
    is there someone standin’ in our way
    won’t you tell me why
    don’t you tell me goodbye oh

    someday someway somewhere love is gonna find you
    somehow someone is gonna beg you to stay baby
    somehow somewhere don’t look now i’m comin’ up behind you
    but you keep runnin’ you keep runnin’
    you keep on runnin’ away
    but you keep on runnin’ you keep runnin’
    you keep on runnin’ away
    but you keep on runnin’ you keep runnin’
    you keep on runnin’ away

    but you keep on runnin’ you keep runnin’ away
    but you keep on runnin’ you keep runnin’ away
    but you keep on runnin’ you keep runnin’ away
    but you keep on runnin’ you keep runnin’ away

    Artist: 38 Special

    Year: 1982

    Decade: 80s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 169