Life on the Run

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Home Alone with Philip Roth And a sweater I got from H&Moth It's the first day of summer and I got me a fever I get a message from Turner and he says "Ivar, c'est bon man" I live the life of a raconteur I play guitar and I go on tour It doesn't matter that I am poor I'm a king man [Verse 2] Sixteen sharks in a tidal wave Can't even look at a blade and so I never shave I get irrational fears and timidity And cold cold sweat from anxiety I'm feeling like the Batman I'm feeling like Superman I'm feeling like a man who's got to hide Everything he is from the world outside And it's not cool [Verse 3] I bruisеd a muscle and I broke my jaw I've been hasslеd by the goddam law They get away with murder and racial wars And I'm just watching Louie free of charge And I've been chasing my tail And they open my mail They want my ass in jail And it seems unfair It's out there [Verse 4] I got a girl and she is dope For my birthday she got me a telescope She says it's for the eclipse, for the moon and the sun I watch the people on the street, it's a lot more fun See, I'm a bit on the wire Or maybe weirdly wired I rule the city from a rocking chair State policy's laissez-faire I do it, man [Chorus] See, I can't settle down I go crazy when I stay in town I only come to life on the run Get me on plane, man On a bus or on a train, man And in the morning I'll be gone [Verse 5] Fake IDs and a real mustache Marijuana from a private stash I never get high, but I will give it a try Man, I'm going legal in Californ-I-A I'm on my way With a fistful of sand and an old palm tree I close my eyes and then I count to three And it's alright [Verse 6] I dig the Beatles and I dig the blues The Moldy Peaches and the Silver Jews I can never imagine what my life would be If I hadn't always had Bob Dylan with me I mean, everything he wrote Man, I'm strung out on heroes My friend Jeff Lewis says songs about songwriting suck So I won't even mention the writer's block I go through sometimes [Chorus] See, I can't settle down I go crazy when I stay in town I only come to life on the run Get me on boat, man On a horse or on a goat, man And in the morning I'll be gone [Outro] In the morning I'll be gone In the morning I'll be gone In the morning I'll be gone