By Athena Stairs, October 29, 2025
I found this really cool guy
Who could look me in the eye
No matter a thing that I would say
But then I found out
He was still full of doubt
Tipped his hat and then left the same day
All I ever do is find a
Runaway runaway
It seems I’ve got a knack
Can’t get a guy to stay!
I need this nut to crack
They never take it back
The meat is always rot
And leaves a bitter sting
What is it in a man
That draws me to him?
Thinkin’ that he’ll stick
But there’s no glue
Like chasin’ butterflys
There is no reason why
Dodge and weavin’
Only leaves my heart a bruise
And all I ever seem to find’s a
Runaway runaway
No matter what I say(do)
It’s all the same
Stars aligned but not entwined
I’d seize the day they go away
A trick of light changin’ the frame mind!
There came a time I thought
That I had made the grade
But Fickle Fate
She had to add her’s too
Life can be unkind
No replay just hit unwind
Now just runaway is
Something I do too
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