TAKE IT ON THE RUN

Written by
Gary Dean Richrath

Originally performed by
REO Speedwagon (1981)
The Gimmes version also includes
Misc.

Track 11 of "Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah" (2004).

Mike and Spike make fun of Joey's guitar and drinking skills at the end of the song :
Mike : "Joey... you know he's our second guitar player... by second we mean like, fifth..."
Spike : "hehe... and by fifth we mean 750 ml if you know what i mean".
Tabs
Bass tab (from www.jiihootabs.cjb.net).

Lyrics :

Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you been messing around
They say you got a boy friend
You're up there every weekend
They're talking about you and it's bringing me down

But I know the neighborhood
Talk is cheap when the story is good
And the tales grow taller on down the line
But I'm telling you, babe
That I don't think it's true, babe
And even if it is keep this in mind

You take it on the run baby
If that's the way you want it baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it, not for a minute
You're under the gun so you take it on the run

You're thinking up your white lies
Putting on your bedroom eyes
You say you're coming home but you won't say when
But I can feel it coming
If you leave tonight keep running
And you need never look back again

You take it on the run baby
If that's the way you want it baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it, not for a minute
You're under the gun so you take it on the run

(look at that moshing go)

You take it on the run baby
If that's the way you want it baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it, not for a minute
You're under the gun so you take it on the run

Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you been messin' around