[Verse 1] When I was a young boy living in the city All I did was run, run, run, run, run Staring at the lights, they look so pretty Momma said "Son, son, son, son, son You're gonna grow up, you're gonna get old All that glitters don't turn to gold But until then just have your fun Boy, run, run, run, run, run" [Refrain] Yeah, run, run, run Run, run, run [Verse 2] When I was a young kid living in the city All I did was pay, pay, pay, pay, pay And every single dime that good Lord gave me I could make it last three, four, five days Living it up but living down low Chasing that luck before I get old And looking back, oh, we had some fun Boy, run, run, run, run, run [Chorus] They tell you that the sky might fall They'll say that you might lose it all So I run until I hit that wall Yeah, I learned my lesson, count my blessings Look to the rising sun and run, run, run Yeah, one day well the sky might fall Yeah, one day I could lose it all So I run until I hit that wall If I learned one lesson, count your blessings Look to the rising sun and run, run, run [Refrain] Run, run, run [Verse 3] Didn't get everything that I wanted But I got what I need, yeah, yeah I see that light in the morning Shining down on me So take me up high, take me down low Where it all ends nobody knows But until then let's have some fun Yeah, run, run, run, run, run [Chorus] They tell you that the sky might fall They'll say that you might lose it all So I run until I hit that wall Yeah, I learned my lesson, count my blessings Look to the rising sun and run, run, run Yeah, one day well the sky might fall Yeah, one day I could lose it all So I run until I hit that wall If I learned one lesson, count your blessings Look to the rising sun and run, run, run [Refrain] Run, run, run Yeah, run, run, run [Outro] Yeah, I learned my lesson, count my blessings Look to the rising sun Yeah, I learned my lesson, count my blessings Look to the rising sun Yeah, if I learned one lesson, count your blessings Look to the rising sun, yeah, run, run, run