Lyrics

i'm down, i'm down...
i'm down like a runaway, down

my baby's sleepin'
she's just two blocks away
she's been trying to help me
but there ain't much to say

now she's lying in bed
she's not making a sound
and i'm here
like a runaway, down

i told my baby,
"hey wait, for the springtime to come."
she said,
"darling, you know your whole way of thinking it's wrong."

well baby, i'll be in moonies
til there's no one around
where they take in the runaways...

i'm down, i'm down...
i'm down like a runaway, down

i just met a lady
she had a tatoo on her thigh
and i know, i just know
she's gonna love me tonight

she came like athena
from the sky to the ground
she's gonna love me like a runaway, down

i'm down, i'm down...
i'm down like a runaway, down

like a wandering junkie, i cannot be found
all i can hear is the siren's sweet sound
and when she calls out my name
my heart comes unwound, and i come down

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