runaways

The Temper Trap

The engine starts and the window shakes
They re fast asleep but I m wide awake
The driver looks back, takes one last check
Killed his cigarette and stepped off the brakes
And he said
I ve been a Roman candle since I was born
And I haven t found a road that can take me home

Cause I m a runaway
Runaway
Below Heaven s eyes, before Heaven s gate
Cause I m a runaway
Runaway
Like a sleepless child, in a hopeless place

Well I thought she was an angel just standing there
Waving down her destiny with no care
Then she sat right next to me with blood on her hands
But when I saw those eyes, I just had to stare
And she said
Boy, I think I like you, but hold the line
If you re trying to save me, you re wasting time

Cause I m a runaway
Runaway
Below Heaven s eyes, before Heaven s gate
Cause I m a runaway
Runaway
Like a sleepless child in a hopeless place

Below Heaven s eyes, before Heaven s gate
We were born to be the runaways
Below Heaven s eyes, before Heaven s gate
We were born to be the runaways

Cause I m a runaway, runaway
Below Heaven s eyes, before Heaven s gate
We found each other as the daylight slipped away
Cause I m a runaway, runaway
Below Heaven s eyes, before Heaven s gate
We were always born to be the runaways
Cause I m a runaway, runaway
Below Heaven s eyes, before Heaven s gate
We were meant to be the runaways