[Chorus]
I'm not running away, I'm just running
I never could sit still for very long
It's not the highway calling me or the wild blue yonder
It's just a chance to pick awhile and sing a song
[Verse 1]
I always did like running
I never did know why
Maybe it's the closest that a man can get to flying
I always like the deep end
Cool and dark and blue
But I never meant for you to think that I was trying to get away
From you
[Chorus]
I'm not running away, I'm just running
I never could sit still for very long
It's not the highway calling me or the wild blue yonder
It's just a chance to pick awhile and sing a song
[Verse 2]
I always loved the mountains
I never did know why
Maybe it's the closest that a man can get up to the sky
I always have been restless
Packed and set to move
But I never meant for you to think that I was trying to get away
From you
[Chorus]
I'm not running away, I'm just running
I never could sit still for very long
It's not the highway calling me or the wild blue yonder
It's just a chance to pick awhile and sing a song
[Bridge]
In another life, I might have lived down by the ocean
Instead of all this constant motion
[Outro]
I'm not running away
I'm not running away
I'm not running away