Don't Run Away
Walk into the bar, don't look too far
Johnny's on the stage
Les Paul strapped high, twinkle in his eye
He ain't getting paid
He plays for free, just so he can see
How the crowd reacts
He plays his heart, he plays it loud
He plays it stacked
Don't run away, don't run away
Don't forget why you began to play
Don't run away, don't run away
Don't leave behind, the artistic mind
To chase the prize that you hope to find
Don't run away, don't run away
Johnny plays his soul, he plays his mind
Crowds start to grow
He starts to shine his sounds define
Now where to go?
When the crowds disperse, here comes the purse
To strike a deal with John
He signs the line and the artist
Is gone
Don't run away, don't run away
Don't forget why you began to play
Don't run away, don't run away
Don't leave behind, the artistic mind
To chase the prize that you hope to find
Don't run away, don't run away
Johnny looks and his money
Then he picks up a Strat
With the feel of the gauges
He can't help but look back
To the days he played for self
He didn't do it for pay
Johnny can't remember why he started to play
Don't run, don't run away
Don't Run away
Don't run, don't run away
Don't run away
Don't run, don't run, don't run away
Johnny's on the stage
Les Paul strapped high, twinkle in his eye
He ain't getting paid
He plays for free, just so he can see
How the crowd reacts
He plays his heart, he plays it loud
He plays it stacked
Don't run away, don't run away
Don't forget why you began to play
Don't run away, don't run away
Don't leave behind, the artistic mind
To chase the prize that you hope to find
Don't run away, don't run away
Johnny plays his soul, he plays his mind
Crowds start to grow
He starts to shine his sounds define
Now where to go?
When the crowds disperse, here comes the purse
To strike a deal with John
He signs the line and the artist
Is gone
Don't run away, don't run away
Don't forget why you began to play
Don't run away, don't run away
Don't leave behind, the artistic mind
To chase the prize that you hope to find
Don't run away, don't run away
Johnny looks and his money
Then he picks up a Strat
With the feel of the gauges
He can't help but look back
To the days he played for self
He didn't do it for pay
Johnny can't remember why he started to play
Don't run, don't run away
Don't Run away
Don't run, don't run away
Don't run away
Don't run, don't run, don't run away
Credits
Writer(s): Jeff Petit
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