Tag: romance

By Athena Stairs – Updated November 1, 2025

Verse 1 Intro

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

Chorus 1

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

All I ever do is find a runaway runaway
All I ever do is find a runaway runaway

They never take it back
I need this nut to crack
The meat is always rot and leaves a bitter sting

Verse 2

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

Chorus 2

And all I ever seem to find’s a runaway runaway
No matter what I do it’s all the same

(Bridge) Stars aligned but not entwined
I’d seize the day they go away
A trick of light changin’ the frame of mind!

All I ever do is find a runaway runaway
It seems I can’t get a guy to stay

I need this nut to crack
They never take it back
All I ever do is find a runaway

Verse 3

There came a time I thought I’d made the grade
But Fickle Fate she had to add her’s too

Life can be unkind
No replay just hit unwind
Now runaway is something I do too

Chorus 3

All I ever seem to find’s a runaway runaway
No matter what I do it’s all the same

All I ever do is find a runaway a runaway
It seems I can’t get a guy to just stay

All I ever do is find a runaway runaway
All I ever do is find a runaway runaway

All I ever do is find a runaway runaway
All I ever do
They run away

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A class assignment challenge required me to sing my lyrics to a prerecorded, looped track, and so I went for it and embellished on the fly in one try. Surprisingly, I timed it exactly – not knowing how long the loop would go!

I also edited the recording in Logic with a little bit of “room” effect to add some polish.

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