On the Run
Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Lyrics

Who wants that perfect love story anyway, anyway
Who really wants an overdone, clichéd love story?

Cliché, cliché, cliché, cliché
The idea is so overused and lacking in originality or creativity that it's become trite and boring.

Who wants that hero love that saves the day, anyway
Who needs a love story that conforms to tired, heteronormative gender roles?

What about the bad guy goes good, yea
What if the characters break out of the conventional mold and challenge conventional expectations?

And the missing love that's misunderstood, yea
What if there is a kind of love that is overlooked or even disparaged because it doesn't meet traditional standards?

Black hour glass, our glass toast to clichés in a dark past
The song is a toast to the past as represented by the clichés that the lyrics have so far rejected.

Boy meets girl
Telling a classic love story beginning.

Girl perfect women
The girl is an idealized vision of femininity.

Girl get the bustin' before the cops come running uh
The girl is not afraid to break the law.

Chucking deuces, chugging D'USSE
The artist and the girl are celebrating their rebellion and defiance.

Fuck what you say, boys in blue say uh
The singer isn’t about to let the police stop him and the girl from being in love.

I don't care if we on the run
The artist doesn't care that he and his partner are on the run; he's just happy to be with her.

Baby as long as I'm next to you
It doesn't matter what they're doing, as long as they're together.

And if loving you is a crime
The singer understands that society may see his love as a transgression, but he can't help how he feels.

Tell me why do I bring out the best in you
The singer knows that his love has a positive effect on his partner.

I hear sirens while we make love
The outside world intrudes into their moment of intimacy.

Loud as hell but they don't know
They're making love so intensely that the police outside can't even hear them.

They're nowhere near us
The couple feels protected by their love and intimacy.

I will hold your heart and your gun
The singer is committed to his partner and her lifestyle, even if it means possessing illegal weapons.

I don't care if they come, no
He's ready to face whatever comes their way.

I know it's crazy but
The artist understands that he and his partner are living dangerously, but he loves her all the same.

Take me
The artist is asking his partner to take him on this wild ride.

Deeper than words, beyond right
Their love is indescribable and goes beyond conventional notions of what’s right or wrong.

Die for your love, beyond life
Their love is all-consuming; they’re willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for it.

Sweet as a Jesus piece, beyond ice
Their love is more valuable and meaningful than any material luxury.

Blind me baby with your neon lights
He's so in love with his partner that he's almost blinded by her radiance.

Ray Bans on, police in sight
Even with law enforcement surveilling them, the couple lives their life on their own terms.

Oh, what a beautiful death
Living life dangerously has its own beauty and thrill.

Let's both wear white
White is a symbol of purity and innocence, but the couple delights in subverting that symbolism.

If you go to heaven and they bring me to hell
If they were ever separated, the singer would follow his partner wherever she went.

Just sneak out and meet me, bring a box of L's
Even in the afterlife, they would sneak around and break the rules together.

She fell in love with the bad guy, the bad guy
The partner loves the artist despite his flaws and misdeeds.

What you doing with them rap guys, them rap guys
The partner is being judged by society for being with someone who is seen as a thug.

They ain't see potential in me girl, but you see it
Others underestimated the artist, but his partner saw something in him that others couldn't see.

If it's me and you against the world, then so be it uh
The couple is a team, and they'll take on the world together.

I don't care if they give me life
The artist is ready to spend the rest of his life behind bars, as long as he's with his partner.

I get all of my life from you
His partner is his sole source of inspiration and motivation.

And if loving you had a price
The singer knows that his love and lifestyle might cost him everything, but it's worth it.

I would pay my life for you
His love is so strong that he's willing to lay down his life for his partner.

I don't care I'll never give it up
He'll never give up his love or his rebellious lifestyle, no matter how dire the consequences may be.

Give it up, give it up, give it all away
He wouldn't give up his love for anything.

No, I swear I'll never give it up
He's making a promise to his partner that he'll be with her until the end, no matter what.

(Without you I got nothing to lose)
His love is the most important thing in his life; without it, he wouldn't have anything worth living for.