here s my story it s sad but true it s about a girl that i once knew she took my love then ran around with every single guy in town yeah i should have known it from the very start this girl would leave me with a broken heart now listen people what i m telling you i d keep away from a runaround sue yeah i might miss her lips and the smile on her face the touch of her hand and this girl s warm embrace so if you don t wanna cry like i do i d keep away from a runaround sue she likes to travel around yeah she ll love you and she ll put you down now people let me put you wise sue goes out with other guys here s the moral and the story from the guy who knows i fell in love and my love still grows ask any fool that she ever knew they ll say keep away from a runaround sue yeah keep away from this girl i know know what she ll do keep away from sue she likes to travel around yeah she ll love you and she ll put you down now people let me put you wise she goes out with other guys here s the moral and the story from the guy who knows i fell in love and my love still grows ask any fool that she ever knew they ll tell ya keep away from a runaround sue yeah  stay away from that girl don t you know what to do now keep away from that girl don t you know what to do now22