I never got to call you babe I never got to call you hon' No I never got to call you babe Before you decided to run Was it just the look in my eyes Was I too forward with my replies You must have seen right through my wild side To the side that wanted you to stay forever and a night But I come to find you're just another one of the runnin' kind Like a judge with a heavy hand I had a bullet for that wayward man I had my verdict before he took the stand But I was worng lord I was wrong Was it just the look in my eyes Was I too forward with my replies I don't mind dyin' but I don't want to die tryin to find A true love to be mine While I'm just chasin' down another one of the runnin' kind I never got to call you babe I never got to call you hon' No I never got to call you babe Before you decided to run