We're out of time, we're out of line   We're all out here waiting for a crime   We don't mind, we ain't fooled   We're gonna read you the real bad news      Fire in the hole, bullets in the sky   We know something and we can't tell a lie   Gonna run away, gonna run amok   Gonna run my mouth 'til I run out of luck      Alright, leave me out, give a dog a bone   Been a long time since I've been home   Running over land, running over sea   Get on the dog and talk dirty to me      Running up a street, running up a hill   Hotel telephone running up a bill   Chase my tail, catch me if you can   Don't wanna mess with the runaround man      We're out of cokes, clean out of smokes   It's not funny 'cause we run out of jokes   Going to the movies, babes in the wood   Gonna get a telescope, look real good      Gonna run out, rolling like a rock   Gonna get a girl and she gonna get me off   Gonna be a man, gonna be a fool   Gonna be a dog with a mouthful of booze      Oh yeah, gonna be free, run away to the sea   Gonna be a pirate, you'll never find me   Going over sea, going over land   Get made up like the elephant man      Stand in line, waiting for a break   Live in California, waiting for a quake   Chase my tail, catch me if you can   Don't you mess with the runaround man      We're in a hole, we're in a fix   Give the dog a bone and throw me a stick   Don't be a bitch, singing the blues   Don't like the shirt and we don't like the shoes      Gonna walk out, gonna walk away   Gonna walk the dog, honey, every other day   Gonna be strong, stand your ground   Gonna be funny when they send in the clowns      Hey, hey, give me a clue, show me a trick   Go to Brazil and see what you missed   Getting too close, getting too near   Don't even know what I'm doing out here      Going too fast, never gonna stop   Know how to roll and we know how to rock   Chase my tail, do the best you can   You can't mess with the runaround man