[Verse 1] Heard it from a friend who Heard it from a friend who Heard it from another You been messin' around [Verse 2] They say you got a boyfriend You're out late every weekend They're talkin' about you And it's bringin' me down [Verse 3] But I know the neighborhood And talk is cheap when the story is good And the tales grow taller on down the line [Pre-Chorus] But I'm telling you, babe That I don't think it's true, babe And even if it is keep this in mind [​Chorus] You take it on the run baby If that's the way you want it baby Then I don't want you around I don't believe it Not for a minute You're under the gun So you take it on the run [Verse 3] You're thinking up your white lies You're puttin' on your bedroom eyes You say you're coming home But you won't say when [Pre-Chorus] But I can feel it comin' If you leave tonight keep runnin' And you need never look back again [Chorus] You take it on the run baby If that's the way you want it baby Then I don't want you around I don't believe it Not for a minute You're under the gun So you take it on the run [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Take it on the run baby If that's the way you want it baby Then I don't want you around I don't believe it Not for a minute You're under the gun So you take it on the run Take it on the run baby If that's the way you want it baby Then I don't want you around I don't believe it Not for a minute You're under the gun So you take it on the run [Verse 1 / Outro] Heard it from a friend who Heard it from a friend who Heard it from another You been messin' around