09 Run Girl, Run

She caught a west bound bus down on second street
It was the best damned getaway anyone had ever seen
Just like Bonnie and Clyde way back in thirty-three
Sometimes you’ve gotta seize the moment of opportunity
And everyone in town was squinting into the sun
Saying… Run Girl, Run
Run Girl, Run

Daddy went and threw his hat down on the ground
He kicked it up the street like some old dog that he found
Well you could see the moment that he finally gave her up
He picked his hat up off the dirt and then walked back to the truck
Where Momma was staring’ west out seventy-one
Praying Run Girl, Run

She knows why the caged bird sings
Thought its been so many years since she last tried her wings
She can almost taste the wind
Feel her life begin again
Then trouble opens up the door
And climbs back in

Well momma got a postcard in the mail today
Daddy tore it all to pieces and he through that card away
But not before he saw the picture on the other side
It said “Life’s a Beach in California” and it filled us with such pride
Cause one day we’re gonna do just what she done
Yeah, Run Girl, Run
Run Girl, Run

She knows why the caged bird sings
Thought it took a lot of years of trying before she found her wings
She can finally taste the wind
See the tide rolling in
Yeah that bird has flown
And she ain’t comin’ back again
No, No, No, No

Sometimes you gotta run girl, run
Yeah you just gotta run
Ooh Run Girl Run
Run Girl, Run
Yeah Run Girl Run
Run Girl, Run