From the recording Backstage
Lyrics
"You Ran Away"
Music and Lyric by Chet Nichols (ASCAP)
Copyright 1969/1979/2022 by Chester Nichols , Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music Division: Publisher (ASCAP)
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Email: chet@chetnichols.net
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
I SAW YOU WITH SOMEONE ELSE TONIGHT
AND SOMETHING INSIDE BROUGHT ME BACK
TO THE PAIN OF LOSING YOU
AND KNOWING THAT WE WERE THROUGH/
I SUPPORTED YOU AND CHEERED YOU ON
ONLY TO HAVE YOU WALK AWAY
IF THIS IS SOME KIND OF MYSTERY
WHAT PART DO I PLAY?
CHORUS:
CAUSE, YOU RAN AWAY
YOU RAN AWAY
YOU JUST COULDN╒T SEE
STAYING WITH ME
SO, HONEY, YOU RAN AWAY/
WHEN YOUR LOVING TURNS TO A LOSING GAME
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE ONE MORE CHANCE
BUT, WHEN LOVE IS GONE, IT╒S GONE
WHAT╒S DONE IS DONE/
I HA E FACED REALITY
THAT LOVE SCARES YOU AND ME
WE╒RE SO AFRAID OF LOSING AGAIN
IT╒S SO MUCH EASIER JUST BEING FREE/
CHORUS:
(REPEAT)
BRIDGE:
WHEN YOU SAID YOU DIDN’T LOVE ME ANYMORE
IT WAS SAYING THAT I COULDN’T COME HOME TO YOU
WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS LOVE
WHO TURNED AROUND AND LEFT ME ALONE/
CHORUS:
WHEN.....(REPEAT)
CARES YOU AND ME
WE╒RE SO AFRAID OF LOSING AGAIN
IT╒S SO MUCH EASIER JUST BEING FREE/
CHORUS:
(REPEAT)
BRIDGE:
WHEN YOU SAID YOU DIDN
BRIDGE:
WHEN YOU SAID YOU DIDN╒T LOVE ME ANYMORE
IT WAS SAYING THAT I COULDN╒T COME HOME TO YOU
WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS LOVE
WHO TURNED AROUND AND LEFT ME ALONE/
CHORUS:
WHEN.....(REPEAT)
CARES YOU AND ME
WE╒RE SO AFRAID OF LOSING AGAIN
IT╒S SO MUCH EASIER JUST BEING FREE/
CHORUS:
(REPEAT)