Run A Mile Lyrics - Br5-49

Run a mile, run a mile to the river 

Gonna throw off the hunting hounds 

Run a mile, run a mile to the river 

Gonna wash away or drown 

Well I was only there for a minute 

I was only passing through 

I was only being friendly 

But her pappy said he'd send me 

To the grave for what I wanted to do 

I should've known when she was so willing 

I should've known that she was just a kid 

I should've known I was a stranger 

And that I would be in danger over 

Something that I never did 

Run a mile, run a mile to the river 

Gonna throw off the hunting hounds 

Run a mile, run a mile to the river 

I'm gonna wash away or drown 

Well I can't believe the story that she told her mom 

And daddy and the vigilante crowd in town 

That Lolita of the country set the dogs out on me 

Lord they're gonna take me down 

Well I'd rather swing a hammer in an Alabama 

Slammer than to face what's coming after me 

I gotta make it to the water, ride it to the border 

Let the scent wash off of me 

Run a mile, run a mile to the river 

I'm gonna throw off the hunting hounds 

Run a mile, run a mile to the river 

Gonna wash away or drown 

Run a mile, run a mile to the river 

Gonna throw off the hunting hounds 

Run a mile, run a mile to the river 

Gonna wash away or drown