Black bird in the morning sun Cast a shadow on the whites of her eyes She's a suspect on the run Looking for an alibi It's too late, it's too late, she's a runaway It's too late, it's too late, she's a runaway
Closer to the heart of time The present becomes the past Counts the knots in the ties that bind 'Til the first it becomes the last It's too late, it's too late, she's a runaway It's too late, it's too late, she's a runaway She is free Yeah, she is free No more names, no more labels can be hung She is free Yeah, she is free No more pain, no more sorrows to be sung Ah, she's a runaway ♪ The journey has only just begun Dreams, they cling to her bones Her hair flows in the arc of the sun She's so far away from home It's too late, it's too late, she's a runaway It's too late, it's too late, she's a runaway It's too late, it's too late, she's a runaway It's too late, it's too late, she's a runaway