[Verse 1]
It's a trivial road for a wandering woman
She hangs up her hat then rides off just like that again
She don't let you get close in case you might hurt her
She finds a friend for a day, a pillow to lay, and then

[Pre-Chorus]
Her mind screams like a lion
And her soul beats like a drum
But she don't know if the feeling she's searching for
Will ever come

[Chorus]
That's how it goes for the heart of runaway
She don't call, she don't call home a place that you gotta stay
But nobody, nobody knows what it's like to walk in her shoes
It's cold and it's lonely, she turns to the blues
'Cause she knows that's how it goes for a runaway
That's how it goes

[Verse 2]
Oh, she's made some wrong turns and ended up paying
She's got a knife in her hand, now she follows no plan anymore
Oh, but the voice in her head says she's got a death wish
And the night calls her name, a highway to claim her own
[Pre-Chorus]
Her mind screams like a lion
And her soul beats like a drum
But she don't know if the feeling she's searching for
Will ever come

[Chorus]
That's how it goes for the heart of runaway
She don't call, she don't call home a place that you gotta stay
But nobody, nobody knows what it's like to walk in her shoes
It's cold and it's lonely, she turns to the blues
'Cause she knows that's how it goes for a runaway
That's how it goes

[Bridge]
She's unsteady
Life on the edge, it feels heavy
American Dream leaves her empty
God only knows that she's tried
Then when she grows up
She'll need somebody to hold her
When the night comes, it gets colder
God only knows that she's tried

[Guitar Solo]
[Interlude]

[Chorus]
That's how it goes for the heart of runaway
She don't call home a place that you gotta stay, nah
That's how it goes for the heart of runaway
She don't call, she don't call home a place that you gotta stay
But nobody, nobody knows what it's like to walk in her shoes
It's cold and it's lonely, she turns to the blues
'Cause she knows that's how it goes for a runaway
That's how it goes

[Interlude]
It's a little bit weird, this world we live in
Colorful and broken and stranger than fiction
But I give in, I surrender, altogether
To the endlessness, the pressure to go and live forever
Run like I'm ready to die
Wander aimlessly with pride, tripping over the signs
Pretend like I'm not just a whore for the night
But a daughter, a sister, a friend, and a wife
I'm alone, but not lonely
If only
Breathe

[Outro]
She knows what it's like to walk in these shoes
It's cold and it's lonely, she turns to the blues