The Harters
The Harters - "If I Run" Lyrics
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Correct these lyricsMy heart has arrived,
Love lives in your eyes
And I need to know
What you see in mine.
I've been shattered and healed
Searching for something that's real,
Where do you stand? How do you feel?
If I run, will you run after me?
If I walk, will you wait patiently?
If I fall, will you have sympathy?
If I run, if I run
Will you run after me?
I've dreamed of a place,
Of white satin and lace,
Black on a tie,
And cake on my face,
Wicker rocking chairs,
Salt and peppered hair,
When that day comes round
Will you still be there?
If I run, will you run after me?
If I walk, will you wait patiently?
If I fall, will you have sympathy?
If I run, if I run
Will you run after me?
Ooh yeah
If I run, oh if I, if I, if I run,
If I run, will you run after me?
If I walk, will you wait patiently?
If I fall, will you have sympathy?
If I run, if I run, if I run, if I run,
If I run, will you run after me?
If I walk, will you wait patiently?
If I fall, will you have sympathy?
If I run, if I run,
Will you run after me?
Ooh yeah
Ooh my heart has arrived.
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"If I Run" song overview
The Harters' debut single "If I Run" was penned by Michael and Leslie Harter, along with Rachel Williams. The song’s inspiration was deep on many levels for Leslie Harter, who at the time was in the long, hard and emotional process of going through a divorce. “I was moving forward, and I was a little bit jaded,” Leslie tells Taste of Country. “For me, writing this song, was a healing process. This was what I wanted after my divorce. This is what I want from the next person. If was going to find somebody that I was possibly in love with, this what I would want to ask him.”
For Michael Harter, his lyrical inspiration came from a completely different place. “Writing this song, I was thinking about our grandparents on our mom’s side and our dad’s side,” Mike explains. “They have both been married over 50 years. I wanted to write a song about are you going to stick with me, not only through the great times that come along with being in love, but the crappy stuff, too?”
“It was a healing process through the song,” Leslie says. “What you would ask of that person that you finally found that you loved? Please don’t run away, but if I run away, run after me.”
“It’s really cool to see how our song has been touching so many people,” adds Michael. “It’s really cool.”
