Running Wild
Sid Phillips & His Band Lyrics

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My gal and I, we had a fight
And I'm all by myself
I guess she thinks now that she's gone
I'll lay right on the shelf
I'm gonna show her she's all wrong
No lonesome stuff for mine
I won't sit home, all alone
She'll soon find that I'm

Runnin' wild, lost control
Runnin' wild, mighty bold
Feelin' gay, reckless too
Care free mind all the time, never blue
Always goin' don't know where
Always showin', I don't care
Don't love nobody, it's not worth while
All alone, runnin' wild. Runnin' wild

When I first met that gal of mine
It seemed just like a dream
But when she tho't she had me right
She started actin' mean
Like mary led her little lamb
She led me all the time
Until the worm had to turn
That's the reason I'm

Runnin' wild, lost control
Runnin' wild, mighty bold
Feelin' gay, reckless too
Care free mind all the time, never blue
Always goin' don't know where
Always showin', I don't care
Don't love nobody, it's not worth while
All alone, runnin' wild. Runnin' wild

No gal will ever make a fool of me
No gal! I mean just what I say
I ain't the simpleton I used to be
Wonder how I got that way

Once I was full of sentiment, it's true
But now I got a cruel heart
With all that other foolishness I'm through
Gonna play the Villain part

Runnin' wild, lost control
Runnin' wild, mighty bold
Feelin' gay, reckless too
Care free mind all the time, never blue
Always goin' don't know where
Always showin', I don't care

Don't love nobody, it's not worth while
All alone, runnin' wild. Runnin' wild

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Running Wild" by Sid Phillips & His Band tell the story of a man who has had a fight with his girlfriend and is now all alone. His girlfriend thinks that he will just sit at home and be miserable, but he has other plans. The man decides that he is going to show his girlfriend that he is not a simpleton and that he will not let her make a fool of him. He declares that he is "running wild" and that he is "mighty bold." He is "feeling gay" and "reckless too," and he has a "carefree mind" that is "never blue."

The man is determined not to let his girlfriend bring him down. He sings that he is "always going" and "doesn't know where." He is "always showing" that he doesn't care about his girlfriend's opinion of him. He declares that he doesn't love anyone because it's "not worth while." He is "all alone, running wild." The song is a declaration of independence and a rejection of conventional norms and expectations.

Line by Line Meaning

My gal and I, we had a fight
I got into a disagreement with my girlfriend

And I'm all by myself
Now I am alone

I guess she thinks now that she's gone
She probably believes that I am upset

I'll lay right on the shelf
And just mope around

I'm gonna show her she's all wrong
But I'm not going to let her think that

No lonesome stuff for mine
I won't be sad and lonely

I won't sit home, all alone
Instead, I'll get out of the house and have some fun

She'll soon find that I'm
And she'll realize that

Runnin' wild, lost control
I'll be running around without a care in the world

Runnin' wild, mighty bold
I'll be feeling confident and bold

Feelin' gay, reckless too
I'll be happy and carefree

Care free mind all the time, never blue
My mind won't be burdened with sadness and I'll never feel sad

Always goin' don't know where
I'll wander around without direction

Always showin', I don't care
I'll put on a show of not caring

Don't love nobody, it's not worth while
I won't bother loving anyone because it's not worth the trouble

All alone, runnin' wild. Runnin' wild
I'll be running wild and alone

When I first met that gal of mine
When I first started dating my girlfriend

It seemed just like a dream
Things were going really well

But when she tho't she had me right
But when she thought she had me figured out

She started actin' mean
She started behaving badly

Like mary led her little lamb
She was bossing me around

She led me all the time
She was always in control

Until the worm had to turn
But eventually I had enough

That's the reason I'm
And that's why now I am

No gal will ever make a fool of me
I won't let any woman take advantage of me

No gal! I mean just what I say
I'm serious about this

I ain't the simpleton I used to be
I am not naive anymore

Wonder how I got that way
I'm not sure how I became like this

Once I was full of sentiment, it's true
I used to be very romantic and sentimental

But now I got a cruel heart
But now I am hardened and insensitive

With all that other foolishness I'm through
I'm done with all of that other nonsense

Gonna play the Villain part
Now I'm going to be the bad guy

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ARTHUR GIBBS, ARTHUR HARRINGTON GIBBS, JOSEPH GREY, JOSEPH W GREY, LEO WOOD

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