I've tried hard to tell you You better, you better, you better be careful Right down the line, and I am no stranger It wasn't long ago, so very long ago You'd better stop the running 'round and listen 'Cause when the lights come up For the menace, the menace And that last confrontation Was just a warning, so that you'd know You'd better stop the running 'round and listen 'Cause when the lights come up I see a cloudless sky before me I'm searching for the ones, I'm searching for the ones Who'd like to leave this all far behind them And when I find you all we'll fade away Maybe I'll be back, maybe I'll be back You'd better stop the running 'round and listen Stop the running 'round and listen 'Cause when the lights come up Now we're standing on the sidelines Just watching how you play With the toys that seem to outgrow you I suppose we'll have to miss