I'd Run Away
Escape with Love's Whispers: The Jayhawks' 'I'd Run Away' Meaning
Lyrics
I could take a hint from you
The speaker is receptive to subtle cues or suggestions from someone else.
I could take a little hint from you
Reiterating the willingness to pick up on hints or signals from the same person.
And I'd run away
The speaker expresses a readiness to escape or leave.
I'd run away with you baby
The speaker wants to escape alongside the person they're addressing.
You said a couple things to me
Referring to specific comments made by the other person.
You said a couple things that showed your place
Those comments hinted at the person's position or attitude.
But how many ways, how many ways can I say it
The speaker ponders how many ways they can express something.
Yeah, how many ways, how many ways can I say it
Repeating the uncertainty about expressing thoughts in different ways.
So we had a little baby boy
The couple had a son, but they knew their relationship wouldn't endure.
But we knew it wouldn't last too long
Acknowledging the impermanence of the relationship despite the child.
Kind of what I had in mind
What the speaker anticipated or desired.
But what I had in mind was strong
What was anticipated was resilient or forceful.
I recall a side of you
Recollection of a different aspect of the person.
I recall a different side of you
Highlighting a contrasting or alternate aspect of the person.
But I'd run away
Reasserting the willingness to escape or flee.
I'd run away with you baby
Repeating the desire to leave with the addressed person.
I'd run away
Reaffirming the intention to escape.
I'd run away with you baby
Restating the desire to flee with the person.
So we had a little baby boy
A repetition of the earlier situation regarding their child.
But we knew it wouldn't last too long
Reiteration of the impermanence of the relationship despite the child.
Kind of what I had in mind
What was envisaged or planned.
But what I had in mind was strong
Emphasizing the strength or intensity of the plan.
I could take a hint from you
The speaker reiterates their receptiveness to cues or hints from the person.
I could take a little hint from you
Reiterating the willingness to pick up on hints or signals from the same person.
And I'd run away, I'd run away with you baby
The speaker confirms they'd escape with the addressed person.
Yeah, I'd run away, I'd run away with you baby
Reiterating the intention to escape with the person.
Yeah, I'd run away, I'd run away, I'd run away with you baby
Repeated affirmation of the desire to flee with the person.
Yeah, I'd run away, I'd run away, I'd run away with you baby
Continued affirmation of the desire to escape with the person.
I'd run away, I'd run away with you baby
A final statement reaffirming the intention to escape with the person.
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