The summer waltzes off in pirouettes of fiery red The whole world turns over our heads Wish I could be the one who keeps the cold from coming on But it gets colder every dawn If we could walk so far we could save our hearts If we could just get out then I could lay me on down This city beckons me to recreate the perfect time When your wanderlust met mine There is nobody there to keep us dull and standing still We will bend the stars to our will If we could walk so far we could save our hearts If we could just get out then I could lay me on down And I want to see those parallel lines that never meet Like our dreams all unbroken under our feet And I want to see those city lights come over me With you sleeping sound in the front seat Run away, run away while the sun's down Right away, right away get everything in the van Gone away, gone away for the winter Run away, run away we've got to run while we can