There Was a Time When I Used to Run

There was a time when I used to run But I don't run anymore Was always searching for the exit sign On each and every door I always thought I'd up and die Like all who'd come before There was a time when I used to run But I don't run anymore I used to drive cross country For months and miles at a time I knew every roadside diner The Blackfoot was a favourite of mine I liked the way they called me darling And the steam engines whine Coffee black and two eggs over-easy That would suit me just fine Met many folks along the way I've had my share of love The girls were pretty and the nights were late Sometimes I could help but drink too much I often left when I should have stayed But I couldn't help but run Sunrise I'd be on my way Like a bullet from a gun There was a time when I used to run But I don't run anymore Was always searching for the exit sign On each and every door I always thought I'd up and die Like all who'd come before There was a time when I used to run But I don't run anymore I've seen my share of this country And Lord I've paid my dues I've sang for hundreds and thousands of faces And I've sang in many empty bar rooms And I've been high as a mountain top Been low as the ocean blue Didn't know what I was looking for Didn't know that it was you There was a time when I used to run But I don't run anymore Was always searching for the exit sign On each and every door I always thought I'd up and die Like all who'd come before There was a time when I used to run But I don't run anymore