Story Behind The Song

"You Ran Away", is a soulful, jazzy, bluesy tune featuring Chet and his guitar playing solo. It's a love song about two lovers who just aren't ready to commit, so ... they run away. Imagine that. Stay tuned, eh? The track has a Michael McDonald, Kenny Rankin and Michael Franks, vibe to it. Going to do a band version soon. Enjoy.

Lyrics

"You Ran Away"
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Music and Lyrics by Chester (Chet) Nichols, Jr (ASCAP)
Arranged, produced, recording, arranging, mixing, mastering, vocals and all instrumentation by Chester Nichols, Jr.
Copyrights 1969/1979/2022/2024/2026 by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music : Publisher (ASCAP)
URL: http://www.chetnichols.net
Email: MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com
Magic garagemusic@gmail.com
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


VERSE 1
I saw you with someone else tonight
And something inside brought me back
To the pain of losing you
And knowing that we were through/
I supported you and I cheered you on
Only to have you walk away
If this is some kind of mystery
What part do I play?

CHORUS:
'Cause, you ran away
You ran away
You just couldn't see
Staying with me
So, honey, you ran away
You ran away

VERSE 2
When your loving turns to a losing game
Sometimes you have one more chance
But, when love it gone, it's gone
What's done is done
I have faced the reality
That love scares you and me
Both afraid of losing again
It's so much easier being free


CHORUS:
So, you ran away
You ran away
You just couldn't see
Staying with me
So, honey, you ran away
You ran away

BRIDGE:
When you said you didn't love me anymore
It was saying I couldn't come home to you
What did I do to deserve this love
Who turned around and left me alone?

CHORUS:
When, you ran away
You ran away
You just couldn't see
Staying with me
So, honey, you ran away
You ran away
Hmmmm
Baby, you ran away,
Hmmmm
Honey, you ran away

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