Story Behind The Song
I wanted to write a song with the word "blacktop" in it... It's a cool word. But then it became personal. Soon emerged the story of my 1995 divorce. By the way, I finally did find that person "to run beside of me."
Song Description
Roots rocker, in the vein of a female John Mellencamp, about the self-discovery of a restless woman who's spirit has been denied by the constraints of her controling spouse. In the end, she finds freedom, embracing her desire to experience the world, and
| Song Length |
4:34 |
Genre |
Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Cross |
Subject |
Running, Breaking Up |
| Similar Artists |
Melissa Etheridge, John Cougar Mellencamp |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
Always searching up ahead
Grasping at dreams flashing through my head
Forever restless, always wanting more
Wondering what waits outside my door
But once I hit that blacktop
You know that I just can?t stop
I?m the running kind
If I?m running from or running to
Man, if I only knew
The peace I long to find
I?m the running kind
Years of thought and therapy
Can?t erase this trait in me
You say ?try,? but it?s who I am
Do you really give a damn?
Cause once I hit that blacktop
You know that I just can?t stop
I?m the running kind
If I?m running from or running to
Man, if you only knew
The peace I long to find
I?m the running kind
You spin my wheels, you hold me down
But that?s all changing now...
Cause there?s someone out there for me
Who?ll be content just to run beside of me
But no one here will understand
When I leave here and your ring?s not on my hand
But once I hit that blacktop
You know that I just can?t stop
I?m the running kind
If I?m running from or running to
Baby, you never knew
The peace I longed to find
I?m the running kind