Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Stepping out of the shade
Wanna bathe in the light
They're giving us a bad name
Being good never felt quite right

I know there's someplace better
Far away from here, we're gold
As long as we're together
Hey, yeah-yeah

We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Top down, no doubt
We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Break out the blue horizon

We'll never settle, pedal to the floor
Got every day to live for
We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Oh, yeah, born to run away

We're living in color
Yesterday was black and white
No more looking over my shoulder
We'll be in paradise

I know there's someplace better
Far away from here, we're gold
As long as we're together
Hey, yeah-yeah

We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Top down, no doubt
We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Break out the blue horizon

We'll never settle, pedal to the floor
Got every day to live for
We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Oh, yeah, born to run away

And we'll drive through the night
Following the moonlight
I'll be right by your side

We were born to run away, ooh-yeah-yeah (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Top down, no doubt
We were born to run away, away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Break out the blue horizon

We'll never settle, pedal to the floor (no, no)
Got every day to live for (ooh)
We were born to run away (whoa-oh, whoa-oh)
Oh, yeah, born to run away

(Runaway) oh, yeah-yeah-yeah
Runaway with me (runaway)
Runaway with me
Born to run away


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Runaway Lyrics as written by William Hort Mann Alecia Moore

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  • +7
    My Interpretation

    I'm a huge fan of P!nk and I listen to her albums on repeat.

    This is just my interpretation;

    In this song she is trying to run away from something which causes her pain, but I believe she is really running from herself. 'Wasn't it you that made me run away' is almost a question, trying to shift the blame onto somebody else. I think she is her own worst enemy in this song, but is searching for other people or things to blame her feelings on, not being able to cope with her emotions. Instead, she listened to the voice in her head telling her to 'run before [she's] dead'. She has lost control of her emotions and is searching for a way out of it, a new way of life. This could perhaps relate to the divorce of her parents, as she has referred to in many of her songs. P!nk is not only an artist, but a philosopher. She is deep, but I don't think she realizes it. Although her attitude is rather 'go with the flow', her songs tell a different story. She is very deep, and very complex.

    alicek14on May 08, 2010   Link
  • +4
    General Comment

    Its one of the best songs that pink could ever write!! And it relates so much with my life.. sometimes all you want to do is to runaway because nothing makes sense anymore, you want something bigger for you, you want to feel free but most important you want to be yourself And that is exactly one of the things that i most love about pink she is always herself!!! and she never pretends to be something that she is not

    kaR!naon July 12, 2007   Link
  • +4
    General Comment

    I'm too young to be Taken seriously But I'm too old to believe All this hypocrisy

    Wow. Don't you just love it when you've been thinking something for ages, and then you find it written down somehwere, in a song or a book, and it's perfect.

    loubylouxxon January 14, 2009   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    This is such a beautiful song. Whenever I get really upset at my life, I just listen to it as tears stream down my face. it really hits home to me.

    SamiDianeon February 10, 2007   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    have it your way, i'll meet you in hell.

    damn fucking right.

    thrwmyhrtawy.on July 09, 2008   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    This song means so much to me. Especially the lyrics:

    I was just trying to be myself Have it your way I'll meet you in hell All these secrets that I shouldn't tell I've got to run away It's hypocritical of you Do as you say not as you do Never be your perfect girl

    It just reminds me of the horrible secrets within my family, things I can never tell anyone else. And my mother and how vile she is...This song really just describes my life.

    LizzieBearon May 24, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    i believe that she's runnig away from her own mind and that she doesn´t like what she finds and basicly wants a new life for herself

    fannzlaon June 06, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I think it's quite a self explanitory song...but i think it's any amazing one at that!! I love the way the song changes mood, like quite subdued and sad and then suddenly quite angry! it's great im sure lots of girls can relate to this song...it's another really hard hitting song by Pink

    well good lyric in this song "It's hypocritical of you Do as you say not as you do"

    second chorus rules to be fair !!

    pinkaholicon July 19, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    my favorite song from pink at the moment its AMAZING how she says EVERYTHING that i felt and still kind-of feel

    "I've got my things packed My favorite pillow Got my sleeping bag Climb out the window All the pictures and pain I left behind All the freedom and fame I've gotta find And I wonder How long it'll take them to notice that I'm gone And I wonder How far it'll take me"

    i did pack up and go out my window, wondering if they would notice i was gone the next morning

    "To run away It don't make any sense to me Run away This life makes no sense to me Run away It don't make any sense to me Run away It don't make any sense to me"

    nothing makes sense and its like "i cant take the confusion" and just leave it all behind

    "I was just trying to be myself Have it your way I'll meet you in hell It's all these secrets that I shouldn't tell I've got to run away It's hypocritical of you Do as you say not as you do I'll never be your perfect girl I've got to run away"

    first time i herd this part, i teared up because it was so true and so raw, i dont think any teenager HASEN'T felt this way i do sometimes debate with myself on it

    mmhmm

    BSoJealouson June 15, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Im pretty sure the lyrics are actually.

    "these Voices trapped inside my had, tell me to run b4 i'm dead' Not, 'These words are strapped inside my head Tell me to run before I'm dead'

    & 'You can go your way, i'll meet you in hell' instead of 'Have it your way I'll meet you in hell'

    I got those lines off the lyrics in the CD case. So yeaah.

    Anywayyy its an excellent song, can really relate to P!nk's music. She's an amazing artist. Very powerful song once again. Good on her. I love it.

    Thanks4Nothingon December 31, 2009   Link

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