Running
Through the Rocky Mountain passes
where the Eagle River flows
Lightning tells in flashes
what the thunder knows
Colorado starts to ghost away
the rivers turn and run
I’m westbound on the highway
chasin' down the sun
(C) Runnin' through the granite hills
running through the pines
Fifteen years behind the wheel
are runnin' through my mind
Running through the daylight,
and through the darkness, too
Hoping all this running
will bring me back to you
I’m winding through the canyons now
I’m unraveling the maze
The bright lights of the city
are blurring in the haze
And the great salt flats of Utah
are painted rose-pink by the light
I’m doing 80 through the sunset
to race the coming night
(C) Running 'neath the skyscrapers
running ‘cross the plains
Fifteen hours I've run around
in circles in my brain
Running through the desert sand
in a pair of stolen shoes
Hoping all this running
will bring me back to you
Now the stars are shining down on me
like highbeams from the sky
The embers of a campfire
reflected in my eyes
As I lay beneath this bowl of stars
a brief wilderness amen
I know that when the morning comes
I'll be running once again
(C) Running through the wildfire
Running through the tuff
Fifteen days of running
and I think I've had enough
Running 'neath the sky
when I probably should have flew
Hoping all this running
will bring me back to you