I Just Felt Like Running
That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run
So, I ran to the end of the road
And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town
And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County
And then I figured since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama
And thats what I did
I ran clear 'cross Alabama
For no particular reason, I just kept on going
I ran clear to the ocean
And when I got there, I figured since I gone this far, might as well turn around, and just keep on going
When I got to another ocean
I figured since I gone this far, might as well just turn back, and keep right on going
When I got tired, I slept
When I got hungry, I ate
When I had to go, you know, I went
"And so, you just ran?"
Ya
I'd think a lot
About mama, and buba, and lieutenant Dan
But most of all, I thought about Jenny
I thought about her a lot
They just couldn't believe that someone would do all that running, for no particular reason
"Why are you doing this?"
I just felt like running
I just felt like running
Now, for some reason, what I was doing, didn't seem to make sense to people
My mama always said you have to put the past behind you, before you can move on
And I think that's what my running was all about
I had run for three years, two months, fourteen days and sixteen hours
"I'm pretty tired, I think I'll go home now"
And just like that, my running days were over
So I went home to Alabama
So, I ran to the end of the road
And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town
And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County
And then I figured since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama
And thats what I did
I ran clear 'cross Alabama
For no particular reason, I just kept on going
I ran clear to the ocean
And when I got there, I figured since I gone this far, might as well turn around, and just keep on going
When I got to another ocean
I figured since I gone this far, might as well just turn back, and keep right on going
When I got tired, I slept
When I got hungry, I ate
When I had to go, you know, I went
"And so, you just ran?"
Ya
I'd think a lot
About mama, and buba, and lieutenant Dan
But most of all, I thought about Jenny
I thought about her a lot
They just couldn't believe that someone would do all that running, for no particular reason
"Why are you doing this?"
I just felt like running
I just felt like running
Now, for some reason, what I was doing, didn't seem to make sense to people
My mama always said you have to put the past behind you, before you can move on
And I think that's what my running was all about
I had run for three years, two months, fourteen days and sixteen hours
"I'm pretty tired, I think I'll go home now"
And just like that, my running days were over
So I went home to Alabama