There was a time when I used to run
But I don't run anymore
Was always searching for the exit sign
On each and every door
I always thought I'd up and die
Like all who'd come before
There was a time when I used to run
But I don't run anymore
I used to drive cross country
For months and miles at a time
I knew every roadside diner
The Blackfoot was a favourite of mine
I liked the way they called me darling
And the steam engines whine
Coffee black and two eggs over-easy
That would suit me just fine
Met many folks along the way
I've had my share of love
The girls were pretty and the nights were late
Sometimes I could help but drink too much
I often left when I should have stayed
But I couldn't help but run
Sunrise I'd be on my way
Like a bullet from a gun
There was a time when I used to run
But I don't run anymore
Was always searching for the exit sign
On each and every door
I always thought I'd up and die
Like all who'd come before
There was a time when I used to run
But I don't run anymore
I've seen my share of this country
And Lord I've paid my dues
I've sang for hundreds and thousands of faces
And I've sang in many empty bar rooms
And I've been high as a mountain top
Been low as the ocean blue
Didn't know what I was looking for
Didn't know that it was you
There was a time when I used to run
But I don't run anymore
Was always searching for the exit sign
On each and every door
I always thought I'd up and die
Like all who'd come before
There was a time when I used to run
But I don't run anymore