RUNNIN' FROM THE DEVIL
(Terry Turrell / Danny O'Keefe)

Danny O'Keefe


I feel like Jack the Rabbit
In the shadow of the hawk
Got to keep on runnin'
Can't afford to walk
If I stand here like a statue
Waitin' all alone
You'll chisel my heart
Like it's made of stone

So I've got to keep on runnin'
Time to stand is through
Wish I knew who I'm runnin' from
And who
I'm runnin' to
Wish I knew

Sometimes life is heaven
Sometimes it's hell
Sometimes it's too damned
Confusin' to tell
I ain't got the answer
My life's like a riddle
And I seem to be stuck
Somewhere in the middle

So I've got to keep on runnin'
Time to stand is through
Wish I knew who I'm runnin' from
Or who
I'm runnin' to

On one end is the devil
On the other end is you
Wish I knew who I'm runnin' from
Or who
I'm runnin' to
Wish I knew
Wish I knew

I can't afford to lose this race
When there's so much at stake
I'm runnin' faster than my tears
With every step I take

This road I'm runnin'
Bound to take its toll
I'll pay with my heart
Or I'll pay with my soul

But I've got to keep on runnin'
Time to stand is through
Wish I knew who I'm runnin' from
Or who
I'm runnin' to

On one end is the devil
On the other end is you
Wish I knew who I'm runnin' from
Or who
I'm runnin' to
I wish I knew
Wish I knew