Blues Traveler – Run Around    [ALBUM: Four]  [YEAR: 1994]

|G     Cadd9     Am      D   | x 2

Once upon a midnight dreary, I woke with something in my head
I couldn’t escape the memory, Of a phone call and of what you said
Like a game show contestant with a parting gift, I could not believe my eyes
When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend, Who needs to humour me and tell me lies….  Yeah humour me and tell me lies

& I’ll lie too and say I don’t mind, And as we seek so shall we find,
& when you’re feeling open I’ll still be here,

But not without a certain degree of fear,
Of what will be with you and me, I still can see things hopefully
C:      But you
          Why you wanna give me a run-around
          Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
          When all it does is slow me down

And shake me and my confidence, About a great many things
But I’ve been there I can see it cower,

Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings
Of a bad play where the heroes are right,

 And nobody thinks or expects too much
And Hollywood’s calling for the movie rights,

Singing hey babe let’s keep in touch
Hey baby let’s keep in touch

But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me
And show me all the things no one else can see
So what you feel becomes mine as well
And soon if we’re lucky we’d be unable to tell
What’s yours and mine the fishing’s fine
And it doesn’t have to rhyme so don’t feed me a line
[CHORUS]

Tra la la la la bomba dear this is the pilot speaking
And I’ve got some news for you
It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop
And there ain’t a whole lot that you can do
Oh sure the banner may be torn and the wind’s gotten colder
Perhaps I’ve grown a little cynical
But I know no matter what the waitress brings
I shall drink in and always be full
Yeah, I will drink in and always be full

Oh I like coffee, And I like tea, I’d like to be able to enter a final plea
I still got this dream that you just can’t shake
I love you to the point you can no longer take
Well all right okay, So be that way
I hope and pray, That there’s something left to say
[CHORUS]  x  2