When I was a young boy living in the cityAll I did was run, run, run, run, runStaring at the lights, they look so prettyMomma said “son son son son sonYou’re gonna grow up, you’re gonna get oldAll that glitters don’t turn to goldBut until then just have your funBoy, run, run, run, run, run”Yeah, run, run, runRun, run, runWhen I was a young kid living in the cityAll I did was pay, pay, pay, pay, payAnd every single dime that good Lord gave meI could make it last three, four, five daysLiving it up but living down lowChasing that luck before I get oldAnd looking back, oh, we had some funBoy, run, run, run, run, runThey tell you that the sky might fallThey’ll say that you might lose it allSo I run until I hit that wallYeah I learned my lesson, count my blessingsLook to the rising sun and run, run, runYeah, one day well the sky might fallYеah, one day I could lose it allSo I run until I hit that wallIf I learnеd one lesson, count your blessingsLook to the rising sun and run, run, run
Yeah, run, run, runRun, run, runDidn’t get everything that I wantedBut I got what I need, yeah yeahI see that light in the morningShining down on meSo take me up high, take me down lowWhere it all ends nobody knowsBut until then let’s have some, yeahRun, run, run, run, runThey tell you that the sky might fallThey’ll say that you might lose it allSo I run until I hit that wallYeah I learned my lesson, count my blessingsLook to the rising sun and run, run, runYeah, one day well the sky might fallYeah, one day I could lose it allSo I run until I hit that wallIf I learned one lesson, count your blessingsLook to the rising sun and run, run, runRun, run, runYeah, run, run, runYeah, I learned my lesson, count my blessingsLook to the rising sunYeah, I learned my lesson, count my blessingsLook to the rising sunYeah, if I learned one lesson, count your blessingsLook to the rising sun, yeah, run, run, run