Runaways
Runaways - The Killers Lyrics

Blonde hair blowin' in the summer wind
A description of a girl with blonde hair and how it moves in the summer breeze.

A blue-eyed girl playing in the sand
A description of a girl with blue eyes playing in the sand.

I'd been on a trail for a little while
The singer has been pursuing something for a while.

But that was the night that she broke down and held my hand
The night the singer met the girl, she opened up to him and they connected.

The teenage rush, she said, 'maybe I'll just runaway, we got time'
The girl suggests to the singer that they should just run away together.

Well that ain't much...
The singer doesn't think that just running away is a good idea.

We can't wait 'til tomorrow
They want to leave and not wait another day.

You gotta know that this is real, baby why you wanna fight it?
The singer is trying to convince the girl that their love is real and they should act on it.

It's the one thing you can choose, oh!
The singer says their love is the one thing they have control over and can choose to act on it.

We got engaged on a Friday night
The singer and the girl got engaged on a Friday night.

I swore on the head of our unborn child that I could take care of the three of us
The singer promises to take care of their future family.

But I got the tendency to slip when the nights get wild.
The singer admits he has a tendency to lose control in wild situations.

It's in my blood
The singer believes that his tendency to lose control is part of who he is.

She says she might just runaway somewhere else, some place good
The girl suggests running away to a different, better place.

Let's take a chance baby we can't lose
The singer believes they should take a chance and run away together.

And we're all just runaways
The singer sees himself and the girl as runaways.

I knew that when I met you, I'm not gonna let you runaway
The singer is determined to not let the girl run away.

I knew that when I held you, I wasn't lettin' go
The singer knew he wasn't going to let go of the girl's hand when he first held it.

We used to look at the stars and confess our dreams
The couple used to talk about their dreams while looking at the stars.

Hold each other to the morning light
The couple used to hold each other until the morning light.

We used to laugh, now we only fight
The couple's relationship has deteriorated and they now only fight.

Baby are you lonesome now?
The singer asks if the girl is lonely now.

At night I come home after they go to sleep
The singer comes home after everyone else is asleep.

Like a stumbling ghost, I haunt these halls
The singer feels like a ghost wandering the halls of his home.

There's a picture of us on our wedding day
There is a picture of the singer and the girl on their wedding day.

I recognize the girl but I can't settle in these walls
The singer recognizes the girl in the wedding photo, but he can't feel at home in his current situation.

No we're caught up in the appeal, baby why you wanna hide it?
The singer believes they are being fueled by their passion and asks why the girl wants to hide it?

It's the last thing on my mind
The singer says their passion is the last thing he is thinking about.

I turn the engine over and my body just comes alive and we all just runaway
The singer feels alive when he starts the engine and wants to run away.

Yeah runaway
The singer wants to run away.

And we're all just runaways
The singer sees himself, the girl, and everyone else as runaways.