Here I go, once again, with my suitcase in my hand I'm running away down River Road And I swear, once again, that I'm never coming home I'm chasing my dreams down River Road Mama said, "Listen child, you're too young too run wild Too big to go fishing with the boys these days So I grabbed some clothes and ran Stole five dollars from the sugar can A twelve-year-old jail-breaker running away. Here I go, once again, with my suitcase in my hand I'm running away down River Road And I swear, once again, that I'm never coming home I'm chasing my dreams down River Road Well I married a pretty good man, and he tries to understand But he knows I've got leaving on my mind these days When I get that urge to run, I'm just like a kid again Same old jail-breaker running away. Here I go, once again, with my suitcase in my hand I'm running away down River Road And I swear, once again, that I'm never coming home I'm chasing my dreams down River Road Here I go, once again, with my suitcase in my hand I'm running away down River Road And I swear, once again, that I'm never coming home I'm chasing my dreams down River Road