Stop Running Away - Brenda Russell

Ooh-ooh…

Da-da-da-da-da, hey

Oh, yeah

Where did we go that moment?

Vapors and whispers linger

Something in the air that night

Something to be remembered

How do I tell a story

When they’re no words to render?

Maybe it’s a dream come true

But you won’t quite surrender

Do we all stand guard till we drop?

It’s so hard to fake a heart

Where we might fall in love too fast

And where would we be?

I’m asking you to

Stop running away

I’m not gonna bite you

We’ve got nothing to lose

And everything else to gain

So don’t be afraid;

be my friend

I will be there till the end, ooh

We were caught up in motion

Nothing could stop the fever

But by the time you came around

You were a non-believer

Ooh, you want to hide your feelings

But you can’t hide forever

Oh, I hope someday you will be saved

From keeping it all together

Oh, do we all stand guard till we drop?

It’s so hard to fake a heart

Oh, we might fall in love too fast

And where would we be?

I’m asking you to

Stop running away

I’m not gonna hurt you

Baby, life is just too short

To play those games

So don’t be afraid;

be my friend

I will be there till the end

Don’t be afraid;

be my friend

I will be there, oh, babe

Ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh, ooh-ooh

Oh, do we all stand guard till we drop?

It’s so hard to fake a heart

Oh, we might fall in love too fast

And where would we be, yeah

Ooh, so I keep asking you to

Stop running away

I’m not gonna hurt you

No, life is just too short

To play those games, oh, yeah

So don’t be afraid;

be my friend

'Cause I will be there till the end

Don’t be afraid;

be my friend

I will be there, oh, baby

Don’t be afraid, no, no, no

I’m gonna be here, baby

I’m a gonna, I’m a gonna be there

Ba-do-ba-do, ba-do-ba-do, ba-do-ba-do, ooh

Do-be-do-be-do-be, yeah, yeah

Don’t be afraid;

be my friend

'Cause I will be there till the end, oh, baby

Your friend, your friend

Your friend, your…