[Verse 1]
I was listenin' to the ocean
I saw a face in the sand
When I picked it up
And it vanished away from my hands, ah
I had a dream, I was seven
Climbin' my way in a tree
I saw a piece of Heaven
Waitin' in patience for me, ah

[Chorus]
And I was runnin' far away
Would I run off the world someday?
Nobody knows, nobody knows
And I was dancing in the rain
I felt alive and I can't complain
But no, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can't take it anymore

[Verse 2]
I was painting a picture
The picture was a painting of you
And for a moment, I thought you were here
But then again, it wasn't true, ah
And all this time I have been lyin'
Lyin' in secret to myself
I've been putting sorrow on the farthest place on my shelf
Mm, la-di-da
[Chorus]
And I was runnin' far away
Would I run off the world someday?
Nobody knows, nobody knows
And I was dancing in the rain
I felt alive and I can't complain
But no, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can't take it anymore
And no, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can't take it anymore

[Bridge]
But I kept runnin' for a soft place to fall
But I kept runnin' for a soft place to fall
But I kept runnin' for a soft place to fall
But I kept runnin' for a soft place to fall

[Chorus]
And I was runnin' far away
Would I run off the world someday?
But no, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can't take this anymore, oh
But no, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can't take this anymore