You Can't Run Away from Your Heart

Mama told me

This day would surely come, yes she did

When I wouldn't know

Which way to turn

She said "A man's gonna get a grip on you

And there's nothin' you can do"

'Cause you can run away from that man

But you sure can't run away from your heart

(No, no, no)

No, no

He gives me a little love

And he takes the rest somewhere else, yes he does

But his little is a whole lot

You see, I can't love nobody else

It's the third, the third time I left him

And the third time I'm going back

'Cause you can run away from that man

But you sure can't run away from your heart

(No, no, no)

No, no

He's done me wrong so many times

Oh, don't make me talk about him (Ooh, ooh, ooh)

I know I can't get along with him

But I still can't go on without him

I'm gonna take him when he's sweet to me

Take all of his wrong, yes I will

'Cause he's the only man I know

That's got a love that's strong

And I can run away from that man

But I sure can't run away from my heart

(No, no, no)

No, no

(Sure can't run away)

No, no, I won't turn, no

(Sure can't run away)

Surely Mama told me that'd be just like me

(Sure can't run away)

Oh, yes she did

No, no, no, no

(Sure can't run away)

Surely, surely I can't, no, no

(Sure can't run away)

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh