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Artist: Tom Petty
Canonical path: /tom-petty/runaway-trains
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Runaway Trains
Read Runaway Trains lyrics by Tom Petty on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Runaway Trains
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She's up there all alone
I'm down here changing lanes
Her room was dark and cold
I'm listening to the waves
And I'm depending on time, babe
To get you out of my mind
Chorus:
I guess it's one of those things
You can never explain
Like when an angel cries
Like runaway trains
Like one of those times
That's never the same
Like when someone dies
Like runaway trains
She says 'I understand
I'm used to being alone
And holding my own hand
I'm stronger than you know'
Chorus
Don't blame me
Chorus
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Tom Petty performs "Runaway Trains", and this lyric page sits inside the Tom Petty catalog on LyroVerse.
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