Runaround Man

We're out of time, we're out of line

We're all out here waiting for a crime

We don't mind, we ain't fooled

We're gonna read you the real bad news

Fire in the hole, bullets in the sky

We know something and we can't tell a lie

Gonna run away, gonna run amok

Gonna run my mouth 'til I run out of luck

Alright, leave me out, give a dog a bone

Been a long time since I've been home

Running over land, running over sea

Get on the dog and talk dirty to me

Running up a street, running up a hill

Hotel telephone running up a bill

Chase my tail, catch me if you can

Don't wanna mess with the runaround man

We're out of cokes, clean out of smokes

It's not funny 'cause we run out of jokes

Going to the movies, babes in the wood

Gonna get a telescope, look real good

Gonna run out, rolling like a rock

Gonna get a girl and she gonna get me off

Gonna be a man, gonna be a fool

Gonna be a dog with a mouthful of booze

Oh yeah, gonna be free, run away to the sea

Gonna be a pirate, you'll never find me

Going over sea, going over land

Get made up like the elephant man

Stand in line, waiting for a break

Live in California, waiting for a quake

Chase my tail, catch me if you can

Don't you mess with the runaround man

We're in a hole, we're in a fix

Give the dog a bone and throw me a stick

Don't be a bitch, singing the blues

Don't like the shirt and we don't like the shoes

Gonna walk out, gonna walk away

Gonna walk the dog, honey, every other day

Gonna be strong, stand your ground

Gonna be funny when they send in the clowns

Hey, hey, give me a clue, show me a trick

Go to Brazil and see what you missed

Getting too close, getting too near

Don't even know what I'm doing out here

Going too fast, never gonna stop

Know how to roll and we know how to rock

Chase my tail, do the best you can

You can't mess with the runaround man