Running Away Lyrics - Hidden Beach Presents: The Original Jill Scott From The Vault, Vol. 1 - Jill Scott

I put my heart on the back burner 

Didn't wanna face my own misery 

Smiled as hard as I could 

That felt much better to me 

But sometimes I couldn't sleep at night 

And food and shoes couldn't curve my appetite 

I couldn't think and I couldn't pray 

That's what really done it do me, I was running 

Running away, I was running 

Running away, I was running 

Running away, I was running 

Running away, I was running 

I, I, I tried to hide inside a beautiful place 

I held on to my joy, but it felt so second place 

More than anything I felt afraid 

Afraid to feel the pain that I myself had made 

Didn't like what I had done 

But I realized I was on the run 

Running away, I was just running 

Running away, I was just running 

Running away, I was just running 

Running away, I was just running 

I was just running from the shadow side of the pool 

It wasn't me, just a caricature 

Sometimes the pain came and I ran away 

Didn't wanna see that life can be hard and ugly sometimes 

That's just the way it is 

But I realized I couldn't keep running from it 

No, no, that's the way life goes 

Everything I'm supposed to feel 

Sometimes I'm supposed to cry 

Sometimes I'm supposed to be confused 

Sometimes we have to ask the question 

Why, why, that's the way it's supposed to be 

Nothing in life is easy, ooh 

Can't keep running, running, running, running 

Can't keep running, running, running, running 

I can't keep running 

I put my heart on the back burner 

Didn't wanna face my own misery 

Smiled as hard as I could 

That felt so much better to me 

But sometimes I couldn't sleep at night 

And food and shoes couldn't curve my appetite 

I couldn't think and I couldn't pray 

And that's what really done it to me 

I was running 

I was running, running, running 

I was running, running 

I was running, running, running