Story Behind The Song
My friend and mentor Bruce Pilato flew to Gloucester, MA to work with me on some songs. The concept was to capture the idea of individuals who are caught up in stealing, and it finally gets the best of them
Song Description
Two thieves think they can steal from a bank, they end up getting caught by a police officer and have to goal to jail. The hook Runaway Thrill is about the idea and thrill to steal runs away with them in their thinking. They think they can get away with it.
| Song Length |
3:50 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Restless |
Subject |
Crime, Theft, Danger |
| Similar Artists |
Alabama, The Allman Brothers Band |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
RUNAWAY THRILL ©MARY GODFREY, BRUCE PILATO
V: LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT SOME GIRLS... KNOWN AS SARAH AND SAL
THEY WERE NEIGHBORHOOD PALS SINCE THEY WERE TEENS
EVERYDAY THEY WORKED IN A NINE TO FIVE. THEY DREAMED OF GOLD LIVING OFF OF DIMES
PC: THEY PACKED THEIR BAGS AND FLEW THE NEST... HEADING FOR THE WILD WEST
THEY STOLE THE KEYS TO A WHITE CORVETTE ... TOOK 66 TO LAFETTE
C: AND IT'S ONE FOR THE $$... AND ANOTHER TWO FOR THE KILL
YOU CAN BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR THEY WON'T SEE TOMMORROW'S BORROWED THRILL
RUNAWAY THRILL.... RUNAWAY THRILL.... RUNAWAY THRILL....
V: FOUND A SAVINGS AND LOAN... SALLY HAD A GUN... SARAH'LD GET THE JOB DONE
THEY WERE FAR FROM HOME. AS A TELLER SCREAMED LOUD.... ANOTHER PUSHED THE BELL... TALL MEN IN BLUE CAME THROUGH THE DOOR
PC: AIN'T NO MISTAKING WHAT THEY DID, THEY WOULD GO TO JAIL. JUST A FEW WRONG THOUGHTS ON A LONG, STRAGE TRIP... ON A RUNAWAY THRILL
REPEAT CHORUS
AND IT'S ONE FOR THE $$$ AND ANOTHER TWO FOR THE KILL
YOU COULD BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR THEY WON'T SEE TOMMORROWS' BORROWED THRILL
REPEAT CHORUS