(robert palmer)
JohnnyĄŻs always running around
trying to find certainty
he needs all the world to confirm
that he ainĄŻt lonely
mary counts the walls
knows he tires easily
Johnny thinks the world would be right
if it could buy truth from him
mary says he changes his mind more than a woman
but she made her bed
even when the chance was slim
Johnny says heĄŻs willing to learn
when he decides heĄŻs a fool
johnny says heĄŻll live anywhere
when he earns time to
mary combs her hair
says she should be used to it
mary always hedges her bets
she never knows what to think
she says that he still acts
like he is being discovered
scared that heĄŻll be caught
without a second thought
running around
Johnny feels heĄŻs wasting his breath
trying to talk sense to her
mary says heĄŻs lacking a real
sense of proportion
so she combs her hair
knows he tires easily
Johnny's always running around
trying to find certainty
he needs all the world to confirm
that he ain't lonely
mary counts the walls
says she should be used to it
JohnnyĄŻs always running around
running around