"Runaway" lyrics

"Runaway"

I've known it for a long time
Daddy wakes up to a drink at nine
Disappearing all night
I don't wanna know where he's been lying
I know what I wanna do
Wanna run away, run away with you
Gonna grab clothes, six in the morning go

How long you leaving?
Well, dad, just don't expect me back this evening
Oh, it could take a bit of time to heal this
It's been a long day, thumb on side of the roadway, but

I love him from my skin to my bones
But I don't wanna live in his home
There's nothing to say 'cause he knows
I'll just run away and be on my own

I've never seen my dad cry
Cold as stone in the kitchen light
I'll tell you it's about time
But I was raised to keep quiet
This is what I'm gonna do
Gonna run away, gonna make that move
Gonna grab clothes and when it's morning go
How long you leaving?
Well, dad, just don't expect me back this evening
Oh, it could take a bit of time to heal this
It's been a long day, thumb on side of the roadway, but

I love him from my skin to my bones
But I don't wanna live in his home
There's nothing to say 'cause he knows
I'll just run away and be on my own

Backpack and a flat cap turned to the back
As I packed my clothes up
My dad wasn't down with that plan to attack, intends to show love

I don't wanna live this way
Gonna take my things and go
If things change in a matter of days
I could be persuaded to hold on
Mama was the same
None of us are saints I guess that God knows that
I don't wanna run away
And one of these days I might just show that
Put my home in a suitcase
Tie both shoe laces and hope that
Things change, but for now I'll leave town with a backpack on my shoulder

I love him from my skin to my bones
But I don't wanna live in his home
There's nothing to say 'cause he knows
I'll just run away and be on my own


Thanks to Maci Bellefeuille, Lyn, Kellashandra Ramos, Rebekah Christine, Wesley Nilsen for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Pharrell Williams, Ed Sheeran
The second track that was produced by Pharrell Williams on the album. The first one is "Sing".
Ed Sheeran wanted this song to be a part of a future project with Pharrell Williams, but the track was eventually put on the album when he was persuaded to include "Sing".
News.com.au wrote that Ed Sheeran said, "'Runaway' wasn't even going to go on the record, it was just a cool jam I was going to use for a project down the line. I played it to Elton John and he said, 'That's on your record, right?' and I said, 'No,' and he told me I was idiot. So, it's on the record."
album: "X" (2014)
Ed Sheeran - X album cover
Take It Back
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Shirtsleeves
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Even My Dad Does Sometimes
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
I See Fire
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
All Of The Stars
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
English Rose
(X - Wembley Edition Bonus Track)
Touch And Go
(X - Wembley Edition Bonus Track)
New York
(X - Wembley Edition Bonus Track)
Make It Rain
(X - Wembley Edition Bonus Track)
Lay It All On Me
(X - Wembley Edition Bonus Track)
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