running away

Jill Scott

I put my heart on the back burner
Didnââ?¬â?¢t wanna face my own misery
Smiled as hard as I could
That felt so much better to me
But sometimes I couldnââ?¬â?¢t sleep at night
And food and shoes couldnââ?¬â?¢t curve my appetite
I couldnââ?¬â?¢t think and I couldnââ?¬â?¢t pray
Thatââ?¬â?¢s what really done it do me, I was running

Running away, I was running [x3]

I, I, I tried to hide inside a beautiful place
I held on to my joy, but it felt so second place
More than anything I felt afraid
Afraid to feel the pain that I myself had made
Didnââ?¬â?¢t like what I had done
But I realized I was on a run

Running away, I was just running [x3]

I was just running
From shadow side of the pool
It wasnââ?¬â?¢t me, just a caricature
Sometimes the pain came and I ran away
Didnââ?¬â?¢t wanna see
That life can be hard and ugly sometimes
Thatââ?¬â?¢s just the way it is
But I realized I couldnââ?¬â?¢t keep running
From this no, no, thatââ?¬â?¢s the way life goes
Everything Iââ?¬â?¢m supposed to feel,
Sometimes Iââ?¬â?¢m supposed to cry
Sometimes Iââ?¬â?¢m supposed to be confused
Sometimes we have to ask the question
Why? why?
Thatââ?¬â?¢s the way it's supposed to be
Nothing in life is easy
Canââ?¬â?¢t keep running, running, running, running
Canââ?¬â?¢t keep running, running, running, running
I canââ?¬â?¢t keep running

I put my heart on the back burner
Didnââ?¬â?¢t wanna face my own misery
Smiled as hard as I could
That felt so much better to me
But sometimes I couldnââ?¬â?¢t sleep at night
And food and shoes couldnââ?¬â?¢t curve my appetite
I couldnââ?¬â?¢t think and I couldnââ?¬â?¢t pray
And thatââ?¬â?¢s what really done it do me,
I was running
I was running, running, running
I was running, running
I was running, running, running...