RUNNING AWAY

The train pulled into the station

It was well after ten

Read a sign in a shop window

We're open, come on in

Stuck in a little nowhere town

With four hours to fill

I didn't feel like company

But had the time to kill

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I was running away

Running from the clutter

Always getting in my way

From the noise, the chaos

And a job I couldn't take

I gave it up

 I'd had enough

Nothing to make me stay

Got on a train

And left that day

I was running away 

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I was greeted by the wind chimes

The minute I walked in

They cast a sweet spell over me

The room was warm and dim

When she came from the back room

I felt my cold heart stir

I was running away

When I ran into her

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~ 

In her shop of novelties

Silks, beads, and figurines

Colliding kindred spirits in the air

We both felt a connection

smiled at me with affection

The pretty Asian girl with sable hair

~~*~~

~~~*Chorus*~~~

I was running away

Running from the clutter

Always getting in my way

From the noise, the chaos

And a job I couldn't take

I gave it up

 I'd had enough

Nothing to make me stay

Got on a train

And left that day

I was running away 

~~*~~

~~~*Finale*~~~

I didn't make the parting train...

I've chosen to stay
I have found a reason
While running away

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
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