Story Behind The Song
Building strength after a break-up & moving on
Song Description
Bluesy feel with a killer harmonica player
Song Length |
3:04 |
Genre |
Blues - General, Blues - Gospel |
Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Composed, Diplomatic |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Regret |
Similar Artists |
T Bone Burnett, Tom Waits |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
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Lyrics
What can you do when you're all unknown
When you're lost and you're weary and you feel all alone
You've been wandering so long that you're all skin and bone
You took the wrong path, baby, now you can't come home
How do you care when your caring is through
When you've run yourself ragged when you've cried yourself blue
When you just keep on running but you don't know where to
I took the wrong path, baby, I can't come home to you
What do you do? What do you say?
When you don't know why you're running, you're just running away
And day follows night sure as night follows day
You just keep on running keep your fears at bay
Who do you trust when your trust has been broken?
To speak your truth when a lie has been spoken
To hold somebody when your heart's been harmed
How do you hold somebody in your arms?
How can I be now that I'm all alone
How can I taste that sweetness now your sweetness is gone?
I lost so much I've got nothing to lose
But you're running on empty when you're running with the blues
What do you do? What do you say?
When you don't know why you're running, you're just running away
And day follows night as sure as night follows day
You just keep on running keep your fears at bay