[Verse 1]
Oh, I had to run, to run, to run
From Mont Royale
Aux Portes des Lions (to the Lion's Doors)
But no freedom would come my way
Yeah, no freedom from
What he'd done to me
[Chorus]
Then I heard that Rock and Roll
Outside the South Hill Candy Store
Felt myself walking in
I was up above me, I was standing right beside me, oh
And I saw my deliverance
Deliverance
[Verse 2]
Oh, I had to sing, to sing, to sing
From the western sea
To the old country
Oh, I had to bleed, to bleed, to bleed
Till his poison left my veins
Left me
[Chorus]
Yeah, I heard that Rock and Roll
Outside the South Hill Candy Store
Felt myself walking in
I was up above me, I was standing right beside me, oh
And I saw my deliverance
Deliverance
[Verse 3]
Now I still run, still run, still run
To catch a song
And cheat the gun
Come freedom come, I pray, I pray
Can't stop me now
Can't steal my joy
[Chorus]
Then I heard that Rock and Roll
Outside the South Hill Candy Store
Felt myself walking in
I was up above me, I was standing right beside me, oh
And I saw my deliverance
Deliverance
The Runner was written by JT Nero & Jeremy Lindsay & Allison Russell.
The Runner was produced by Dan Knobler.
Allison Russell released The Runner on Fri May 14 2021.