first time i ran was to the end of the block but i didn t know then that it never would stop now i look around and what do i see more and more people runnin faster than me these days everybody s on the run these days everybody s on the run well i fell in love for the very first time but i couldn t keep up with that girl of mine night after night on a mighty fast track she ran like the wind and she never looked back these days everybody s on the run these days everybody s on the run let s run these days everybody s on the run these days everybody s on the run now i ve been to england and i ve been to france i learned to love oysters and i know how to dance someday i ll die and come back again as some little boy just a runnin to win these days everybody s on the run these days everybody s on the run  look in the mirror and what do i see the gypsy and fool that i always will be these days everybody s on the run these days everybody s on the run these days everybody s on the run these days everybody s on the run