Written by Merle Haggard
Intro (A) I was born the running kind With leaving always on my mind Home was never home to me at (D) any time Every (E) front door found me hopin' I would find the back door open There just had to be an exit for the (A) running kind (A) Within' me there's a prison Surrounding me alone As real as any dungeon with these (D) walls of stone I know (E) runnin's not the answer, but runnin's been my nature And the part of me that keeps me movin' (A) on Solo (A) I was born the running kind With leaving always on my mind Home was never home to me at (D) any time Every (E) front door found me hopin' I would find the back door open There just had to be an exit for the (A) running kind Outro