Runaway Love

Linda Clifford

About Runaway Love

"Runaway Love" is a 1978 disco single by performed by Linda Clifford. The single was from Clifford's album, If My Friends Could See Me Now, and along with the tracks "If My Friends Could See Me Now" and "Gypsy Lady" reached number one on the US dance chart for five weeks. The single also peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the R&B chart."Runaway Love" was written and produced by Gil Askey.


Year:
2002
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Hey, baby, where you going
Now wait a minute
You can't leave now

Now we been through this before
And I'm tired, that's right
Sick and tired of the
Same old thing over and over

You're a runaway love
You're a runaway love
You're a runaway love
You're a runaway love

You're slick here
Playing with my feelings
You keep messing round
Playing with my heart

I find the things that you say
They don't have no meaning
And that is why I know
We're gonna have to part

You're a runaway love
You're a runaway love
You're a runaway love
You're a runaway love

Oh, stop playing with my heart
If you don't mean it
And stop playing with my love
If you don't care

Don't go around making jokes
Bout how you're using me
Cause I ain't got no
Heartaches to spare

You're a runaway love
You're a runaway love
(Just-a keep on running away
Run away, run away)
You're a runaway love
(Running, running, running)
You're a runaway love

Don't come around
Holding me and kissing me
Talking all that jive
And getting my feelings up

If you're leaving me and running
Off to someone else's arms
Breaking up my heart and soul
And leaving me stuck

With all my tears
Heartaches and emotions
I'm all hung up with
Love and devotions

So stop messing with my heart
If you don't mean it
And stop messing with my love
If you don't care

Don't come here
Talking bout loving, no
You are using me
Cause I ain't got no
Heartaches to spare

You're a runaway love
(Just a-running, just a-running
In and out of my life)
You're a runaway love
(Where you gonna
Run to this time, baby)

You're a runaway love
(You can go if you want to
You can go, you can go)
You're a runaway love
(Don't come back next time)

Ow, get down, uh huh
Yeah, shake it
Uh huh, do your thing
Don't you feel it
Don't you feel it
Yeah, yeah... 

Don't come around
Holding me and kissing me
Talking all that jive
And getting my feelings up

Then leaving me and running
Off to someone else's arms
Breaking up my heart and soul
And leaving me stuck

With all my tears
My heartaches and emotions
I'm all hung up with
Love and devotions

So stop messing with my heart
If you don't mean it
Hey, stop messing with my love
If you don't care

Don't come here
Talking bout love and
You know you're using me
Baby, I ain't got no
Heartaches to spare

You're a runaway love
(Just a-running, just a-running
In and out of my life)
You're a runaway love
(Just a-running, keep on running
Run away from love)

You're a runaway love
(Just a-running, you keep running
(Where you going
(Where, where you going)
You're a runaway love
(Just a-running, just a-running)

Come here, no
Don't start that over again
You wanna leave
You go ahead and leave

It ain't gonna bother me no more
Cause I'm going out
And I'm gonna get down

I'm tired of sitting here
And waiting for you to come home
And you out someplace
With somebody else
I'm gonna go out
And find me somebody

Yeah, gonna go dancing
Gonna go dancing, hey
I can still do it, you know
You ain't gotta be here
For me to be doing this

Yeah, go ahead
And run if you want to
Go ahead, like I said
You ain't go to stay

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Linda Clifford

Linda Clifford (born June 14, 1948, New York) is an American R&B, disco and house music singer and actress, who scored hits from the 1970s to the 1980s, most notably "If My Friends Could See Me Now", "Bridge over Troubled Water", "Runaway Love" and "Red Light". more »

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Written by: GILBERT ALEXANDER ASKEY

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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15 facts about this song

Year of Release
"Runaway Love" by Linda Clifford was released in the year 1978.
Genre
The song belongs to the Disco genre, which was immensely popular during the late-70gies.
Label
It was recorded under Curtom/RSO label.
Billboard Peak
The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Debut Album
"Runaway Love" was featured in Linda Clifford's second studio album "If My Friends Could See Me Now".
Sales
"Runaway Love" was a highly successful track and it was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Remixes
The song has seen various remixes; most famously in the year 2000 by Salsoul orchestra.
Crossover Appeal
The song's disco beat was also a hit in the R&B charts, demonstrating crossover appeal.
Collaborations
The single was successfully remixed again by the legendary Frankie Knuckles in the late 1980s, which gave this song a new lease of life.
Songwriters
This song was written by the successful songwriter duo: Leroy Hudson and Curtis Mayfield.
Cover Versions
"Runaway Love" has been covered by artists like Chance the Rapper and Teyana Taylor.
Sampling
Parts of the song can be found in tracks of several hip hop artists like Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Aaliyah and Kanye West.
Legacy
Despite being released over 40 years ago, "Runaway Love" by Linda Clifford has left a lasting legacy and continues to reach new fans through remixes and covers.
Length
The original version of the song was 9 minutes and 18 seconds long, which is significantly longer than the standard song length.
Vocal Style
Clifford's powerful and expressive vocal style is often identified as a major highlight of the song.

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