Ed Sheeran – Runaway Lyrics

Runaway

Ed Sheeran

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"Runaway." - Ed Sheeran

Sunday, 25 October 2026, 12:42 pm

Album: x (10th Anniversary Edition)

Track No: 09

I've known it for a long time
Daddy wakes up to a drink at 9:00
Disappearing all night
I don't wanna know where he's been lying
I know what I wanna do
Wanna runaway, runaway with you
Gonna grab clothes, 6:00 in the morning, go
"How long you leaving?"
"Well, Dad, just don't expect me back this evening
Oh, it could take a bit of time to heal this
It's been a long day"
Thumb on the side of the roadway, but
I love him from the skin to my bones
But I don't wanna live in his home
There's nothing to say 'cause he knows
I'll just run away and be on my own
Own
I've never seen my dad cry
Cold as stone, in the kitchen light
I tell you, it's about time
But I was raised to keep quiet
And this is what I'm gonna do
Gonna run away, gonna make that move
Gonna grab clothes, and when it's morning, go
"How long you leaving?"
"Well, Dad, just don't expect me back this evening
Oh, it could take a bit of time to heal this
It's been a long day"
Thumb on side of the roadway, but
I love him from the skin to my bones
But I don't wanna live in his home
There's nothing to say 'cause he knows
I'll just run away and be on my own
Own
Backpack, and a flat cap, turned to the back
As I packed my clothes up
My dad wasn't down with that plan
To attack, intends to show love
I don't want to live this way
Gonna take my things and go, but
If things change in a matter of days
I could it be persuaded to hold up
And Mama was the same
None of us are saints
I guess that God knows that
I don't wanna run away
And one of these days, I might just show that
Put my home in a suitcase
Tie both shoelaces and hope that
Things change, but for now, I leave town
With a backpack on my shoulder
I love him from the skin to my bones
But I don't wanna live in his home
There's nothing to say 'cause he knows
I'll just run away and be on my own
Own

Writer(s): Ed Sheeran & Pharrell Williams.

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