[Verse 1]
Driving late at night
The signal's fading fast
Out here on the perimeter of my past
Map says there's no exits
No run-off ramps to stop
And the future's up there, down the road, in the dark

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Darling, whisper words
Of hope into my ear
The radio is fading
And it's getting hard to hear

[Chorus]
And I'm running scared
And I'm running scared
And I'm running scared
For so long now
I've been running scared
I've been running scared
I've been running scared
For so long now

[Verse 2]
Now I've got a million houses
But I seldom feel at home
I've got a lot of friends, but usually I'm alone
Offer you no alibis
Proffer no excuse
Because I'm dying just for something to hang on to
[Pre-Chorus 2]
The pieces in this puzzle
Never seem to fit
Life is like a handgun
And the hammer just went click

[Chorus]
And I'm running scared
And I'm running scared
And I'm running scared
For so long now
I've been running scared
I've been running scared
I've been running scared
For so long now

[Verse 3]
Driving late at night
You're kissing my neck
Conditions--well, let's call them hazardous
You whisper to my soul
She's probing past my knee
These are violent times, baby
Wouldn't you agree?

[Chorus]
Oh, I've been running scared
I've been running scared
I've been running scared
For so long now
I've been running scared
I've been running scared
I've been running scared
For so long now, now