CHORUS
YOU MUST RUN
AWAY NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY
YOU MUST RUN
AWAY NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY
VERSE 1
YOUR FAMILY
WILL LOVE YOU
MOVE HEAVEN
AND EARTH FOR YOU
TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU’RE HAPPY
AND LEARN
THE FAMILY RULES
CHORUS
MAKE SURE YOU
GET A REAL JOB
DON’T STRAY
TOO FAR AWAY
WE'LL BRING YOU
BACK HOME AND HOLD YOU
AND KEEP YOU
SAFE AND WARM
DON’T PLAY
OUTSIDE YOUR CULTURE
IT ISN’T
WORTH THE RISK
WE’LL BE
THERE TO CATCH YOU
IF YOU WIND
UP IN A FIX
CHORUS
BRIDGE (1)
BUT MAYBE
YOU’RE DIFFERENT AND WOULD LIKE TO TRY
SOME THINGS BEYOND THE PALE
PUT 2 AND 2 TOGETHER AND SUDDENLY DISCOVER
THE ANSWER COULD BE 5
BRIDGE (2)
SMOTHERED BY
LOVE AND KEPT IN A BOX
THERE’S A MILLION THINGS TO LEARN
THERE’S A PLACE IN YOUR SOUL THAT’S EVER MORE CERTAIN
THAT YOU NEED TO WANDER FAR
CHORUS
VERSE 1
CHORUS
YOU MUST RUN AWAY NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY
YOU MUST RUN AWAY NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY
– TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN GROW
© M Coghlan 2018
COMMENTARY: Ever since I read David Cooper's Death of the Family back in the 70s I have been suspicious of the hold that families hold on their sons and daughters. It's natural for families to want their children near and to want them to fit into family life but what growing family members actually need to realise their potential is to get as far away from their family as possible. Oscar Wilde put it something like this: "No one is an adult until they leave their place of birth." The song has a reggae feel.
