Liner Notes
Started at midnight local time and gave this one about 4 hours. I hadn’t written anything since FAWM 2024 so it felt really rough getting back to it. I kinda like this but I’m hoping to do better songs as I get back in songwriting shape!
Lyrics
Running Away
February 1, 2025
https://johnstaplesmusic.com/FAWM2025/JohnStaples-RunningAway.mp3
did you ever find the love
that you were searching for?
did you cast away the ones
who caused you pain?
have you sheltered from the rain?
or is everything the same?
running away
you never learned
to settle down
running away
another road
another town
tomorrow always better
than today
why are you still
running away?
did you ever find a lover
who would hold you close?
did you break the hearts
of every one who tried?
have you even lived your life?
or has something in you died?
running away
you never learned
to settle down
running away
another road
another town
tomorrow always better
than today
why are you still
running away?
you came up short
you played the part
wrong direction
and false starts
shattered dreams
and broken friends
is this the way
your story ends?
running away
you never learned
to settle down
running away
another road
another town
tomorrow always better
than today
why are you still
running away?
© 2025 John Staples
JohnStaplesMusic.com