Hey! Ooh Oh, yeah Oh, yeah I was born in the USA I get on my town in my early age I wondered around out of Mexico Up to Canada, yeah All across the USA I didn't know where to stay, yeah I was runnin' from my past I was runnin' from my future And I didn't care which would last (I was runnin') I was runnin' (I was runnin') I was runnin' scared (I was runnin') I was runnin' from the law (I was runnin') I went to New Orleans one day Over to Atlanta, Georgia I played in Californ-I-A San Fransisco and Oakland Seattle, Tacoma, Phoenix, Arizona I played all those honky tonks Down in Texas and Oklahoma, Yeah Hey! (I was runnin') I was runnin' (I was runnin') I was runnin' (I was runnin') I was runnin' (I was runnin') I was runnin' Didn't know what time it was I walked outside in the morning I didn't meet my plane in time No one gave me no warning Well I was lost from my head to my feet How was I to know I had a plane to meet Just another gig and a late night show Well by the time I got there, it was time to go