Keep On Running

I heard you knocking at my back door
You said your family's gone, you can't help me anymore
I heard you knocking, I heard you say, it's not funny that things have to turn out this way

I broke out into the night for something out of sight, kept moving faster
Decisions I made, losing you to the narrowing light
I always loved you, you knew I always loved you
Oncoming traffic, fading into...

The end of the world, you know I'll keep on running
We gotta get out of here before the cops start coming

I held a job for a while, to keep you happy, to keep you laughing
I knew it wasn't enough, I could not keep acting tough
And I would find you, just the way I raised you, those pale green eyes, burning into...