Runaway Jimmie

Words & Music John William Carlson ©1998

Have you heard the news, I found out today
It was the strangest thing, Jimmie ran away
And Susie tried hard, to fight back the tears
She said I don’t know why, after all these years
Left a note sayin’ I love you
Grabbed his keys, coat and hat –
He packed up his guitar and he ain’t coming back

(Chorus)
So run away Jimmie, run as fast as you can
Run away Jimmie, run while you can.

Now the town’s a talkin’, and most say it ain’t right.
But who’s to say, what haunts a good man at night.
Must’ve been a powerful thing, that would make a man do –
What most folks dream of, but few ever do.

So run away Jimmie, run as fast as you can
Run away Jimmie, run while you can
And kill all the demons, that dwell in your soul
Then come home a free man, and fear running no more

So run away Jimmie,
Run as fast as you can
Run away Jimmie, run while you can
And kill all the demons, that dwell in your soul

Then come home a free man, and fear running no more
Then come home a free man, and fear running no more