Run-Around

Blues Traveler

About Run-Around

"Run-Around" is a song by American jam band Blues Traveler, featured on the 1994 album Four. The song was the band's breakthrough hit, peaking at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on Canada's RPM Top Singles chart. It won the band's first Grammy Award in 1996, for "Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group."


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1994
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Oh, once upon a midnight eerie
I woke with something in my head
I couldn't escape the memory
Of a phone call and of what you said

Like a game show contestant with a parting gift
I could not believe my eyes
When I saw through the thoughts of a trusted friend
Who needs to humor me and tell me lies, yeah humor me and tell me lies

And I'll lie too and say I don't mind
And as we seek so shall we find
And when you're feeling open I'll still be here
But not without a certain degree of fear
Well, what will be with you and me
I still can see things hopefully

But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around?
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up?
When all it does is slow me down

Shake me and my confidence
About a great many things
But I've been there I can see it cower
Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings

Of a bad play where the heroes are right
And nobody thinks or expects too much
And Hollywood's calling for the movie rights
Singing "Hey babe, let's keep in touch", hey baby, let's keep in touch

But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me
And show me all the things no one else can see
So what you feel becomes mine as well
And soon if we're lucky we'd be unable to tell
What's yours and mine, the fishing's fine
And it doesn't have to rhyme, so don't you feed me a line

But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around?
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up?
When all it does is slow me down

Tra la la la la bombardier, this is the pilot speaking
I've got some news for you
It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop
And there ain't a whole lot that you can do

Oh sure the banner may be torn and the wind's gotten colder
Perhaps I've grown a little cynical
But I know no matter what the waitress brings
I shall drink it and always be full, yeah I will drink it and always be full

Oh I like coffee and I like tea
I'd like to be able to enter a final plea
I still got this dream that you just can't shake
I love you to the point you can no longer take
Well all right okay, so be that way
I hope and pray that there's something left to say

But you
Why you wanna give me a run-around?
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down?

Oh you
Why you wanna give me a run-around?
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
When all it does is slow me down?

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Blues Traveler

Blues Traveler is a rock band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band's music covers a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock. They are known for extensive use of segues in their live performances, and were considered a key part of the re-emerging jam band scene of the 1990s, spearheading the H.O.R.D.E. touring music festival. more »

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Written by: JOHN C. POPPER

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10 facts about this song

Album Classification
"Run-Around" is a song by American jam band Blues Traveler, from their fourth studio album titled "Four".
Chart Performance
The song was the band’s breakthrough hit, peaking at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reached number 4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Grammy Award
In 1995, "Run-Around" won a Grammy Award for the Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
Record Longevity
"Run-Around" holds the record for the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history, remaining on the chart for 49 weeks.
Band Members
Blues Traveler members when "Run-Around" was released included John Popper, Chan Kinchla, Brendan Hill, and Bobby Sheehan.
Music Video
The music video for "Run-Around" is a homage to "The Wizard of Oz" and features actress Diana Ross' daughter, Tracee Ellis Ross.
Song Theme
The lyrics of the song are considered to represent singer John Popper's frustrations about the music industry.
Commercial Usage
The song has been used in various TV shows, films, and commercials, including an episode of 'Friends', 'King of the Hill', and 'Roseanne', as well as the movie 'Blow'.
Single Release
"Run-Around" was released as a single in February 1995.
Recommended by Rolling Stone
The song was listed in Rolling Stone's Reader's Poll: The 10 Best Songs of the 1990s.

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