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Artist: Matt Nathanson
Canonical path: /nathanson-matt/long-distance-runner
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Long Distance Runner
Read Long Distance Runner lyrics by Matt Nathanson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Long Distance Runner
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Grew up believing
Love was a grudge
And home was a place
Where you lived with your guard up
People keep saying
Memories fade
Mine are all drunk
And they just keep calling
Well I hear the gun go off
Crowd go wild
You're still here
Mile after mile
Oh, the past is a long distance runner
And I'm falling further and further behind
Yeah, the past is a long distance runner
Going round in my mind
Miles looking for love
Keep on going miles looking for love
Keep on going miles looking for love
Keep on going miles
I need some music
I need some sleep
I need a lover
Somebody to move me
Takes me forever
And ever to see
The good in the people
Who see the good in me
And I hear the gun go off
Thunder crack
And my head says go
Don't ever look back
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Matt Nathanson performs "Long Distance Runner", and this lyric page sits inside the Matt Nathanson catalog on LyroVerse.
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