Am D She was just an average blue-eyed, golden high school dream Dm Am An illusion nothing real could ever touch D Funny love seemed so much more intense at seventeen Dm Am When I knew she'd never love me half as much G C F I recall the desperate vow I made E F I must find a way somehow to win her heart Em Am I've got to make her mine Chorus: Am G C F Gonna run away, till I prove that I'm a man Am G C F Gonna run away, be the best I know I can F G C F Got to run away, got to find my space and time E Am And I cannot rest a day until I make her mine Am D Trades were made for promises of a timeless memory Dm Am And I knew but still refused to comprehend D The fantasy more glamorous then she could ever be Dm Am Was the course of least resistance in the end I recall the desperate vow Am G C F Gonna run away, till I prove that I'm a man Am G C F Gonna run away, be the best I know I can F G C F Got to run away, got to find my space and time E Am And I cannot rest a day until I make her mine