The Runner - Restless Leg String Band

The Runner Lyrics

Restless Leg String Band - Runner (lyrics)
[Verse 1]
My 20 questions weren't enough to scratch the surface
I believe in hopeful compromise and listening to the wind under the trees
You never said that I was good for anything but holding onto
It is you that I belong to but I'm longing for the sea
(longing for the sea)
[Verse 2]
So I grabbed my hat and caught a ride out to the eastern shore to breathe
The only time that I felt sober long enough for me to wonder
Why am I always a runner, push me under
And you'll never have to see my face again
[Chorus]
Oh wild oats, why must I be the one to sew you

Time again, time again, and time again and time again
I hope somehow I find a way to know you
As a friend, as a friend, and as a friend until the end
Oh wild oats, why must I be the one to sew you
Time again, time again, and time again and time again
Oh I hope by now I've seen enough to show you
How to mend, how to mend, and how to mend
And how to win the world over with a song
But you know that i've been gone for way too long
[Instrumental break]
[Verse 3]
My ship came in I finally saw what I set sail and waited for
I stood upon the dock and watched the ship get closer to the shore
I waited all my life to know and thought the game was finally over
But I might just sail away
[Chorus/Outro]
Oh wild oats, why must I be the one to sew you
Time again, time again, and time again and time again
Oh wild oats, why must I be the one to sew you
Time again, time again, and time again and time again
Oh wild oats, why must I be the one to sew you
Time again, time again, and time again and time again
Oh I hope somehow I'd find a way to know you
As a friend, as a friend, and as a friend until the end
Oh wild oats, why must I be the one to sew you
Time again, time again, and time again and time again
Oh I hope by now I've seen enough to show you
How to mend, how to mend, and how to mend
And how to win the world over with a song
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