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(Chords and Lyrics)
© Halco Music (1991 CE)
You're only running away from a bad dream
You're only hiding yourself from the truth
You’re only looking for places where I've been
You should take a good look at your self
Chorus:
Oh won't you please stop looking to me
I'm not your answer
You're looking for me, but I'm not your man
You’re always looking for something you can't find
Instead of making the most of what's there
I, may be the fantasy ringer in your mind
But I've already been there
Repeat Chorus x 2
Instrumental
Repeat Chorus x 2
You're only running away from a bad dream
Another early exercise in song writing with Cliff Coates.
Relationship stuff, the developmental practice of most budding 'western' song writers, ever since Tin Pan Alley and the whole 50s & 60s 'Pop' music culture sprang up. She wants him but she's too needy & clingy and using him as a way out of her past, so he's backing off and trying to be honest with her about how he sees things and withdraw...
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© Project Freeman Music (1991 Gregorian)