Runaway (new mix)

White silk,

wrong name.

They toast the life

they chose for me.

Gold ring,

too tight.

I count three beats

till midnight.

Black suit,

one rose.

You slide a key

beside my glass.

You don't say “run.”

I make the call.

One nod—

the band kicks in.

We cross the floor

and disappear. Runaway.

Way, way, way-way,

way, way, way, way.

Runaway.

Way, way, way,

way-way, way, way,

way. Runaway.

Way, way,

way-way, way, way, way,

way. Runaway. Way, way,

way-way, way,

way, way.

Back stairs,

wet stone.

The engine wakes.

I take the wheel.

Red lights streak

across the glass.

The city wakes—

we’re gone at last.

At the bridge,

you ask, “Still sure?” I toss the ring—

one flash, then dark.

Your hand stays open.

I choose to take it.

No one owns

the road we make.

Runaway.

Way, way, way-way,

way, way,

way, way. Runaway.

Way, way, way,

way-way, way, way, way.

Runaway. Way, way, way-way,

way,

way, way, way. Runaway.

Way, way, way-way, way,

way, way.

First light,

diner glow.

You ask my name;

I say it slow.

Not their script,

not their design.

I choose the road.

I choose the name.

You walk beside,

not in my place.

I set the pace.

You match my stride.

Runaway.

Way, way, way-way,

way, way, way, way.

Runaway.

Way, way, way,

way-way, way,

way, way. Runaway.

Way, way, way-way, way,

way, way, way. Runaway.

Way, way, way-way,

way, way, way.