Run Baby Run
Escape the Boomtown Blues: Run for Your Life with Erin Enderlin
Lyrics
It's just an old boomtown
Expressing the setting as an old town with a booming history.
There ain't nothing to do now
Describing the current lack of activities or excitement in the town.
Except drive out on the back roads and drink Friday nights
Suggesting an escape to back roads for enjoyment, particularly on Friday nights.
We keep talking bout leavin'
Discussing the recurring theme of wanting to leave or escape.
Baby, I got a feeling
Expressing a sense that the time to leave is imminent.
It's gotta be now or never
Highlighting the urgency of the decision to leave.
We gotta run for our lives
Emphasizing the need to run away for survival.
Run like your lungs are on fire and the road is the air
Using a metaphor to convey the intensity of running away.
Run into the night like you're gonna die
Encouraging a sprint into the unknown, as if facing imminent danger.
If you stick around here one more day
Warning about the consequences of staying for another day.
One life's all we got
Emphasizing the preciousness of life.
Baby, let's take a shot
Encouraging taking a chance or risk in life.
And pull the trigger on this loaded gun
Using imagery of a loaded gun to convey the seriousness of the situation.
Run baby, run baby, run
Reiterating the urgency to run away.
You watched your daddy get old in that factory
Sharing a personal story about the hardships of aging and working.
He died busted at fifty
Indicating a tragic end to the father's life.
That ain't good enough
Rejecting the idea that such a fate is acceptable.
Just look at my mama
Pointing out another negative example in the speaker's life.
Hooked on pain pills and vodka
Describing the mother's struggles with addiction.
We're gonna look in the mirror and that's gonna be us
Asserting that the speaker and their partner must avoid a similar fate.
Run like your lungs are on fire and the road is the air
Repeating the metaphor of running with a sense of urgency.
Run into the night like you're gonna die
Reiterating the need to run as if facing imminent death.
If you stick around here one more day
Warning again about the consequences of staying.
One life's all we got
Reemphasizing the preciousness of life.
So baby, let's take a shot
Encouraging the partner to take a chance or risk together.
And pull the trigger on this loaded gun
Using the loaded gun metaphor to stress the seriousness of the decision.
Run baby, run baby
Repeating the call to run away.
Run... into my arms
Adding a personal invitation to run into the speaker's arms.
Baby, run... straight to the car
Further emphasizing the need to run, specifically to the car for escape.
And let's run like our lungs are on fire and the road is the air
Reiterating the urgency with the running metaphor.
Run into the night like you're gonna die
Encouraging a sprint into the night, suggesting the unknown is preferable.
If you stick around here one more day
Warning once more about the consequences of staying.
One life's all we got
Reemphasizing the preciousness of life.
So baby, let's take a shot
Encouraging the partner to take a risk together.
And pull the trigger on this loaded gun
Using the loaded gun metaphor to stress the seriousness of the decision.
Run baby, run baby, run
Repeating the call to run away for survival.
Run baby, run baby, run
Final repetition of the urgency to run for safety.
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