On the inside, a bird with a broken wing
 Chances taken, now the dark angels circle in the wind
 You're mistaken, but still you'll do it all again

 As he shakes his fist, somethin' dribbles down his chin
 Can you live like this
 Just crawlin' underneath their skin

 CHORUS:
 Better run...runaway, there is no reason to stay
 Run...runaway
 Better run...runaway, fast as these words that I say
 Run...runaway

 From the ashes you will rise
 Distant crashes in your eyes
 Though he's made you into an image of his pain
 Cut and shaved you
 Like a prisoner on a train
 There are broken limbs
 And tangled power lines
 No songs like hymns
 No flowers in the springtime

 REPEAT CHORUS TWICE

 I found your heart on Valentine's Day
 I tore it apart, with all I do, with all I say

 Just run....

 Better run....runaway
 There is no reason to stay
 Run...runaway
 You just run...runaway
 Fast as these words that I say
 Run...runaway
 Better run....runaway
 There is no reason to stay
 Run...runaway
 Better run...runaway
 Fast as these words that I say
 Run...runaway

written by John Hiatt