[Verse 1]

I don't want you to give it all up

And leave your own life collecting dust

And I don't want you to feel sorry for me

You never gave us a chance to be

And I don't need you to be by my side

To tell me that everything's alright

I just wanted you to tell me the truth

You know I'd do that for you

[Chorus]

So why are you running away?

Why are you running away?

[Verse 2]

'Cause I did enough to show you that I

Was willing to give and sacrifice

And I was the one who was lifting you up

When you thought your life had, had enough

And when I get close, you turn away

There's nothing that I can do or say

So now I need you to tell me the truth

You know I'd do that for you

[Chorus]

So why are you running away?

Why are you running away?

[Bridge]

Is it me? (Is it me) Is it you? (Is it you)

Nothing that (Nothing that)

I can do (I can do)

To make you (To make you)

Change your mind

Is it me? Is it you?

(Why do you run away won't you tell)

Nothing that I can do

Is it a waste of time?

(Why do you run away)

Is it me? Is it you?

Nothing that I can do

To make you change your mind, no

[Chorus]

So why are you running away?

Why are you running away?

(What is it I have to say...)

So why are you running away?

(...to make you admit you're afraid?)

Why are you running away?