The Runner

Oh, I had to run, to run, to run From Mont Royale Aux Portes des Lions But no freedom would come my way Yeah, no freedom from What he'd done to me Then I heard that rock and roll Outside the South Hill Candy Store Felt myself walking in I was up above me, I was standing right beside me, oh And I saw my deliverance (Deliverance, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh) (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh) Oh, I had to sing, to sing, to sing From the western sea To the old country Oh, I had to bleed, to bleed, to bleed 'Til his poison left my veins Left me Yeah, I heard that rock and roll Outside the South Hill Candy Store Felt myself walking in I was up above me, I was standing right beside me, oh And I saw my deliverance Deliverance Now I still run, still run, still run To catch a song And cheat the girl Come freedom, come, I pray, I pray Can't stop me now Can't steal my joy Then I heard that rock and roll Outside the South Hill Candy Store Felt myself walking in I was up above me, I was standing right beside me, oh And I saw my deliverance Deliverance