Blues Traveler - Run-Around

Once upon a midnight dearie
I woke with something in my head
I couldn't escape the memory
Of a phone call
and of what you said
Like a game show contestant
with a parting gift
I could not believe my eyes
When I saw through the voice
of a trusted friend
Who needs to humor me
and tell me lies
Yeah humor me and tell me lies
And I'll lie
too and say I don't mind
And as we seek so shall we find
And when you're feeling
open I'll still be here
But not without a certain
degree of fear Of
what will be with you and me
I still can see things hopefully
But you
Why you wanna
give me a run around
Is it a sure fire way
to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
And shake me and my confidence
About a great many things
But I've been there
I can see it cower
Like a nervous magician
waiting in the wings
Of a bad play
where the heroes are right
And nobody thinks or
expects too much
And Hollywood's calling
for the movie rights
Singing hey babe
let's keep in touch
Hey baby let's keep in touch
But I want more than a touch
I want you to reach me
And show me all the things
no one else can see
So what you feel
becomes mine as well
And soon if we're lucky
we'd be unable to tell
What's yours and mine
the fishing's fine
And it doesn't have to rhyme
so don't you feed me a line
But you
Why you wanna
give me a run around
Is it a sure fire well
to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down

Tra la la la la bomba dear
this is the pilot speaking
And I've got some news for you
It seems my ship still stands
no matter what you drop
And there ain't
a whole lot that you can do
Oh sure the banner may be torn
and the wind's gotten colder
Perhaps I've grown
a little cynical
But I know no matter
what the waitress brings
I shall drink
in and always be full
I'll drink and always be full
Oh I like coffee
And I like tea
I could be able to
enter a final plea
I still got this dream
that you just can't shake
I love you to the point
you can no longer take
Well all right okay
So be that way
I hope and pray
that there's something
left to say
But you
Why you wanna
give me a run around
Is it a sure fire
way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
But you
Why you wanna
give me a run around
Is it a sure fire
way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down

Once upon a midnight dearie
I woke with something in my head
I couldn't escape the memory
Of a phone call
and of what you said
Like a game show contestant
with a parting gift
I could not believe my eyes
When I saw through the voice
of a trusted friend
Who needs to humor me
and tell me lies
Yeah humor me and tell me lies
And I'll lie
too and say I don't mind
And as we seek so shall we find
And when you're feeling
open I'll still be here
But not without a certain
degree of fear Of
what will be with you and me
I still can see things hopefully
But you
Why you wanna
give me a run around
Is it a sure fire way
to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
And shake me and my confidence
About a great many things
But I've been there
I can see it cower
Like a nervous magician
waiting in the wings
Of a bad play
where the heroes are right
And nobody thinks or
expects too much
And Hollywood's calling
for the movie rights
Singing hey babe
let's keep in touch
Hey baby let's keep in touch
But I want more than a touch
I want you to reach me
And show me all the things
no one else can see
So what you feel
becomes mine as well
And soon if we're lucky
we'd be unable to tell
What's yours and mine
the fishing's fine
And it doesn't have to rhyme
so don't you feed me a line
But you
Why you wanna
give me a run around
Is it a sure fire well
to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down

Tra la la la la bomba dear
this is the pilot speaking
And I've got some news for you
It seems my ship still stands
no matter what you drop
And there ain't
a whole lot that you can do
Oh sure the banner may be torn
and the wind's gotten colder
Perhaps I've grown
a little cynical
But I know no matter
what the waitress brings
I shall drink
in and always be full
I'll drink and always be full
Oh I like coffee
And I like tea
I could be able to
enter a final plea
I still got this dream
that you just can't shake
I love you to the point
you can no longer take
Well all right okay
So be that way
I hope and pray
that there's something
left to say
But you
Why you wanna
give me a run around
Is it a sure fire
way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down
But you
Why you wanna
give me a run around
Is it a sure fire
way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down

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