After becoming a police officer, like his father, during the late 1960s, Money began to be interested in music, and eventually ended his law enforcement career in favor of becoming a musician. He moved to Berkeley, California and became a regular at area clubs, where he eventually got enough attention to secure a recording contract with Columbia Records. Later in the 1970s, he charted with singles such as "Baby Hold On" and "Two Tickets to Paradise". Money continued his successes and took advantage of the MTV music video scene in the early 1980s with his humorous narrative videos for "Shakin'" and "Think I'm in Love", but his career began to fail him after several unsuccessful releases in the mid-1980s, accompanied by his struggles with drug addiction.
Money made a comeback two years later in 1986 and returned to the mainstream rock spotlight with the album Can't Hold Back, which featured a Ronnie Spector duet with "Take Me Home Tonight", which reached the Top 10, along with the hit "I Wanna Go Back". Money followed the album with another Top 10 hit, late 1988's "Walk on Water", but his Top 40 career ended when "I'll Get By" charted in 1992. During the 1990s and 2000s, Money continued to release numerous compilation albums along with several albums featuring new material. Today, he still tours the "Oldies" circuit regularly, often accompanied by other successful rock acts from his era, and has also made several television appearances on American sitcoms. Since 1992, Money has traditionally opened the summer concert season for DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI.
Eddie Money passed away from complications related to esophageal cancer in 2019 at the age of 70.
Running Back
Eddie Money Lyrics
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You made my life so happy, when you walked through the door
Now don't come running back with tears in your eyes
I won't be the one to listen to your stories
You are my soul and inspiration, my only consolation
But babe you hurt my pride, when you walked through the door
Now don't come running back with tears in your eyes
I won't be the one, I can't listen to your pleading no more
Don't come running back oh girl
Hey I#m tired of your crying
Go out on me at night
Your cheating and your lying
Now don't come running back oh baby
Don't come running back oh girl
In Eddie Money's song Running Back, he is singing to a girl who he refers to as his soul and his inspiration, expressing how she has made his life happy since she walked through the door. However, he also lets her know that he is hurt by something she has done, something that has hurt his pride. He tells her not to come running back to him with tears in her eyes, and that he won't be the one to listen to her stories or her pleading anymore. He is tired of her crying and he knows that she has been cheating and lying to him. He's had enough and he wants her to know that he won't take her back.
The lyrics of Running Back reflect a mix of emotions, with Eddie Money showing a deep affection for the girl who has entered his life but also expressing his disappointment and hurt. He feels betrayed and his ego has been bruised, but he still seems to have some love for her. Nonetheless, he is done with her lies and deceit and has decided that he will not take her back. The song is a classic example of a man who has been hurt by a woman but who remains strong in his decision to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Girl you rock my soul, give me full control
You have a significant impact on me and I am ready to give you complete control.
You made my life so happy, when you walked through the door
Your arrival brought immense happiness to my life.
Now don't come running back with tears in your eyes
I don't want you to come back crying after leaving.
I won't be the one to listen to your stories
I am not willing to hear your explanations or excuses.
You are my soul and inspiration, my only consolation
You are my source of inspiration and my only source of comfort.
But babe you hurt my pride, when you walked through the door
Your actions hurt my feelings and made me feel embarrassed.
I won't be the one, I can't listen to your pleading no more
I am not willing to listen to your begging or requests anymore.
Don't come running back oh baby
I don't want you to come back to me.
Don't come running back oh girl
I am not interested in having you come back to me.
Hey I'm tired of your crying
I am fed up with your constant tears.
Go out on me at night
You cheated on me at night.
Your cheating and your lying
You were unfaithful to me and deceived me.
Now don't come running back oh baby
I don't want you to come back to me after everything you have done.
Don't come running back oh girl
I am not interested in having you come back to me.
Contributed by Luke W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.