Runaway Lyrics

A ragged man came shuffling throughA puppet king on the 4th of JuneAnd butterflies from all aroundSettled on his paper crownA pretty sight it seemed to beAn avenue of eternal peace...Read Full Lyrics

Heading for the great escapeHeading for the raveHeading for the permanent holidayHeading for the winter tripHeading for the slideHeading for the dignified, walk awayHeading for the...Read Full Lyrics

You're gone. As suddenly as you came to meLike nightfall followed dawn without a day betweenYou're gone and suddenly I can't seeI'm in the shadow of youI'm in the shadow of you I c...Read Full Lyrics

On promenades where drunks proposeTo lonely arcade mannequinsWhere ceremonies pauseAt the jewelers shop displayFeigning casual silenceIn strained romantic interludesTill they commi...Read Full Lyrics

I have been here many times beforeIn a life I used to liveBut I never seen these streets so freshWashed with morning rainI have seen this face a thousand timesEvery morning of my l...Read Full Lyrics

I was flickin' through the channels on the TVOn a Sunday in Milwaukee in the rainTryin' to piece together conversationsTryin' to find out where to lay the blameBut when it comes ri...Read Full Lyrics

If you were a baby I would take you and runI could hide you in the folds of my heartThere's a truth in the madness that I can't get beyondAnd a fever that won't leave me aloneI don...Read Full Lyrics

Even if the good old days were goodEven if the old days were golden days Even if the good old days were good The past is a terrible place The past is a terrible place to live Misgu...Read Full Lyrics

Do you remember chalk hearts melting on a playground wallDo you remember dawn escapes from moon washed college hallsDo you remember the cherry blossom in the market squareDo you re...Read Full Lyrics

A ghost of a mist was on the fieldThe grey and the green togetherThe noise of a distant farm machineOut of a the first light cameA tattered necklace of hedge end treesOn the southe...Read Full Lyrics