Oooh! Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh oh yeah
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh-ooh-ooh!

[Verse 1]
When you wake up in the morning time (Time)
If you look out the window see the children playing
You got to get up and do your thing
Feel it if you don't know how you think it's gonna swing

[Chorus]
Yeah, you can't keep runnin' away
Tryna escape reality
You can't keep runnin' away
Because you know that it's got to be, yeah

[Verse 2]
Ooh, getting close to the day (Day)
You got to get on out there and get yourself together
Even more if things don't go your way
You can't tuck and hide and wish to pray for another day

[Chorus]
So you can't keep runnin' away
You got to face reality
You can't keep runnin' away
Because you know that it's got to be, yeah
[Verse 3]
The girl you love, she don't love you
And your main baby doll is cheatin' on you too
So whatcha gonna do? Are you gonna close your eyes?
Remember this saying, "Only the strong can survive!"

You can't keep runnin' away
Because you got no place for you to go
Unless you're on an island that you control
But if it's not like that take this way deep down to soul, that
You can't keep runnin' away
When you wake up in the morning
You got to face reality, yeah (Just take a look and you'll see me)
(Girl) You can't keep runnin' away (Keep runnin', keep runnin', keep runnin')
Because you know that it's got to be, yeah
(Oh!)
You can't keep runnin' away
You try to escape reality, yeah
You can't keep runnin' away
Because you know that it's got to be, yeah

[Spoken Interlude]
So you'd like to get away, away from it all
Thinking that your problems stop just 'cause you happen to be far
Well if you find a place, a place where you can go
Do us one big favor, come back and let the people know
'Cause I think we're stuck (Ooh!) in the middle
'Cause I think we're stuck (Ooh!) in the middle
So if you go the smarts, give us some advice
And if you don't, hey that's cool 'cause you're living your own life
You see, people like us, will always be around
Searchin' for the ins and outs gettin' this system off the ground!
[Outro]
Can't keep runnin' away (It's okay, it's fine)
When you wake up in the morning and
You can't keep runnin' away
You can't keep runnin'
Because you know that it's got to be, yeah
I know that you know
You can't keep runnin' away
I know that you know
Play this game reality