I Was Running Far Away

(Dan', Dan', Dan'-Dangerous) Uh-uh, uhn, uhn (Yo Dibs) Why be say men so quick to judge oh? uh Why be say men so dangerous oh? oh-whoa, oh-whoa Why be say fake love pass true ones oh? ooh-whoa The Zanga wey we dey, we use kpoli cure depression uh, mm-ah Omo, things don sup, melo mo fe ka? Omo, o ti pe gan wey me don kana Blessings of the Lord, melo mo fe ka? Now, I'm gone far Now, I'm gone far away Omo, things don sup, melo mo fe ka? Omo, o ti pe gan wey me don kana Blessings of the Lord, melo mo fe ka? Now, I'm gone far Now, I'm gone far away (Omo, me no shalaye) So, I packed my shoes, packed my loads Went on the road, went on the road with a hope Say, "yes, see my aza go choke very soon", woah-woah, ah I think say e easy, I think say e easy But omo, I see otherwise, and hustle made me wise Sapa choke man, I swear to God, I no fit lie I no go lie, I don check another man time for my timing And, e foh pain me if all these prophecies no come be real I no go lie, I don check another man time for my timing And, all these prophecies, ah prophe' No carry nemesis go pharmacy Omo, things don sup, melo mo fe ka? Omo, o ti pe gan wey me don kana Blessings of the Lord, melo mo fe ka? Now, I'm gone far Now, I'm gone far away Omo, things don sup, melo mo fe ka? Omo, o ti pe gan wey me don kana Blessings of the Lord, melo mo fe ka? Now, I'm gone far Now, I'm gone far away (Omo, me no shalaye) (Omo, things don sup, melo mo fe ka?) (Omo, o ti pe gan wey me don kana) (Blessings of the Lord, melo mo fe ka?) (Now, I'm gone far) (Now, I'm gone far away)

I walked along the avenue I never thought I'd meet a girl like you Meet a girl like you With auburn hair and tawny eyes The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through Hypnotize me through And I ran, I ran so far away I couldn't get away A cloud appears above your head A beam of light comes shining down on you Shining down on you The cloud is moving nearer still Aurora borealis comes in view Aurora comes in view And I ran, I ran so far away I just ran, I ran all night and day I couldn't get away Reached out a hand to touch your face You're slowly disappearing from my view Disappearing from my view Reached out a hand to try again I'm floating in a beam of light with you A beam of light with you And I ran, I ran so far away I just ran, I ran all night and day And I ran, I ran so far away I just ran, I ran all night and day I couldn't get away

By the time I made it home You were already in bed Chubby cheek pressed to the pillow By a bed time book you read And I noticed that you looked older Than you did yesterday You've been growing up While I was away You made a pile of leaves in the front yard I guess it's already fall By the look of them pictures your momma took The two of you had a ball And it made me glad, but a little sad To see those games you played I missed a lot of smiles While I was away For every dollar I earn there's a lesson you learn without me there And every day I'm on the go I'm prayin' that you know that your daddy cares 'Cause the hardest part about workin' hard ain't the bills I gotta pay It's you growin' up while I was away And I found your note in the kitchen It's a real work of art A stickman holding your stick hand with "Daddy" written in a heart And it got me good 'cause I understood just what you meant to say You've been missing me too While I Was Away And for every dollar I earn there's a lesson you learn without me there For every day I'm on the go I'm prayin' that you know your daddy cares 'Cause the hardest part about workin' hard ain't the bills I gotta pay It's you growin' up while I was away No the hardest part about working hard ain't the bills I gotta pay It's everything that I missed While I was away

Far, far away In those city lights The night Is shining on you tonight Far, far away from you On the dark side Of the room Well, I long to hold you In my arms and sway Kiss and ride On the CTA I need to see you tonight In those bright lights Well, I'll know it's right Deep in my heart I'll know it's right By the bed, by the light That you read by By the time That I get home to say goodnight I need to see you again On the dark side, my friend On the dark side