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Artist: Kings Of Leon
Canonical path: /kings-of-leon/the-runner
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Runner
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The Runner
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Hard times as we go
We know what times will change
I talked to Jesus
Jesus says I'm okay
Pushing and jumping
Jumping the mountain range
Burning up railroad
Railroad from Hell to Maine
While she says she's on her own
I'll be pacing on the phone
Taking numbers, taking blame
Awful sick and tired of the game
She comes from nothing
Hoping for a trace of fame
She's got a birthmark
A birthmark the shape of Maine
While she says she's on her own
I'll be pacing on the phone
Taking number, taking blame
Awful sick and tired of the game
And it's cold and it's cold and it's cold when you're near
Cold when you're nearing the bottom
Cold and it's cold and it's cold when you're
near
Cold when you're nearing the bottom
Hard times as we go
We know where times will change
I talk to Jesus
Jesus everyday
Hard times as we go
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