It's heartbreaking, all the things I've been hoping for Are working out as I leave this town As I leave this town And I never understood why the timing wasn't right Or why I can't hold my ground Just hold my ground I just keep a-running away, hoping I'm running towards Better days, yeah Well, she left me wanting more each day Wishing I could change my ways Get us a better place So I run these roads trying to get away To prove that I'm not afraid Just trying to hold my faith Oh, I just keep a-running away, hoping I'm running towards Just running towards better days, yeah I'm running towards better days, yeah I ain't ever been a man who liked it when it rains Never quite liked the way I sang We never had a chance from the start anyways I was born with a broken heart Yes, I was born with a broken heart Guess I took too long on my way back home She didn't have the time to wait I never had the patience to stay, no An empty house is a lonely place It's hard to keep the ghosts away With no one to say it's okay So I just keep running away, oh, hoping I'm running towards Just running towards better days, yeah I'm running towards better days I ain't ever been a man who liked it when it rains Never quite liked the way I sang We never had a chance from the start anyways I was born with a broken heart Yes, I was born with a broken heart, yeah I was born with a broken heart I was born with a broken heart