He was a rockstar, he was a giant
He was a friend of mine, never was compliant
He fought the government, he fought the world
He fought with little boys, and stole the hearts of little girls
Now he's running away, he's gotta fend for himself
And start a life in LA, the cops are hot on his trail
Nights are getting too dark, his dreams are getting too cold
He'll never sleep again
Gotta run away, to a small town
Far away from here, where you cannot be found
Kiss your mom goodbye, leave your friends behind
I'll see you soon again, no need to apologize
I watched him fall from grace, looked into a strangers face
So sad and passed out on the floor
I tried to wake him up, knew he shouldn't sleep so much
The darkness woulda had him for sure
He coulda been anyone if he only coulda found the time
And he coulda done anything, but I think he might be losing his mind
Now he sits by himself, and draws his pictures of hell
And sings a sad song that everyone knows
Don't know what went wrong, don't know how it got so bad
And there's no point in going on
Gotta run away, to a small town
Far away from here, where you cannot be found
Kiss your mom goodbye, leave your friends behind
I'll see you soon again, no need to apologize
I remember those nights in your car, three shots and a cigar
And we talked and we laughed and we cried
About girls about life and how we wanted to die
So before I say goodbye, just remember these words of mine
If you wanna live your dreams, then they're gonna have to die
Gotta run away, to a small town
Far away from here, where you cannot be found
Kiss your mom goodbye, leave your friends behind
I'll see you soon again, no need to apologize
Start a new life, on the west coast
I know it's hard to leave all the ones you love the most
Now dreams are all you've got left to keep the fight in your eyes
I'll always be your friend, no need to apologize

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