Intro:
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Verse 
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First time I ran 
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Was to the end of the block 
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I didn't know then 
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That it never would stop 
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Now, I look around and what do I see? 
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More and more people running faster than me 


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These days 
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Everybody's on the run 
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These days 
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Everybody's on the run 

Verse 
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When I fell in love 
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For the very first time 
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I couldn't keep up 
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With that girl of mine 
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Night after Night on a mighty fast track 
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She ran like the wind and she never looked back 


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Everybody's on the run 
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These days 
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Everybody's on the run 

Solo 
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Now I've been to England 
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And I've been to France 
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I've learned to love oysters 
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And I know how to dance 
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Someday I'll die and come back again 
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As some little boy just running to win 


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Everybody's on the run 
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Everybody's on the run 

Bridge 
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Look in the mirror, and what do I see? 
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The gypsy and fool that I always will be 

Outro 
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These days 
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Everybody's on the run  (x4) 

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