Stuck in a cage, luck of the draw
Hours to wait, gotta get out
Lord, I gotta fight one
Get me a key, pick me a lock
Gotta be free, ready or not

Gotta run, gotta run
Gotta run, gotta run
Gotta run, gotta run

Nowhere to hide ´cause someone´s always gonna find you
Trying to breathe with everybody right behind you
Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints
Water ahead ´cause I can hear it in the distance

I´m running for the river
´Cause the river´s running high and there ain´t no goin´ back
They´ll never catch me
I´m running for the river
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell ´em that you tried

But there ain´t no going back
They´ll never catch me
Tell ´em that you tried, but you´re never gonna catch me

Let out the hounds, stand off the guards
Never be found, better than bars
"Damn it, he´s a fast one"
Out of the tree´s, into the swamp
Gotta be free, so don´t ever stop
Gotta run, gotta run
Gotta run, gotta run
"God damn it, he´s a fast one"

Nowhere to hide ´cause someone´s always gonna find you
Trying to breathe with everybody right behind you
Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints

Water ahead ´cause I can hear it in the distance

I´m running for the river
´Cause the river´s running high and there ain´t no goin´ back
They´ll never catch me
I´m running for the river
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell ´em that you tried
But there ain´t no going back
They´ll never catch me
Tell ´em that you tried, but you´re never gonna catch me

Water ahead, ´cause I can hear it in the distance
(Gotta run, gotta run)
Water ahead, ´cause I can hear it in the distance
Water ahead, ´cause I can hear it in the distance

(Gotta run, gotta run)

I´m running for the river
´Cause the river´s running high and there ain´t no goin´ back
They´ll never catch me
I´m running for the river
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell ´em that you tried
But there ain´t no going back
They´ll never catch me

They´ll never catch me
Never gonna catch me
Never gonna catch me
They´ll never catch me