Run, Boy, Run | "Gateway"

Title: Run, Boy, Run Album: Gateway Artist: Chuck Couch Release: June 2026 Follow: https://chuck.bio.link Stream - Spotify: sptfy.bio/chuckcouch Download - Bandcamp: chuckcouch.bandcamp.com Videos - TikTok: tiktok.com/@chuckcouch • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • I headed out of Hannibal Moonlight on the pines Sheriff said by morning light They’d hang me for my crimes Had a horse named Jenny Lee And a coat against the cold Crossed the creeks of Missouri With the dogs out on my soul Run, boy, run through the dark Run through the cold wind blowin’ Men got rope and lantern light And they ain’t gonna stop till mornin’ the backwoods of Missouri No place left to go Hear them hounds behind me through the hills below I stopped at an old farmhouse Lady at the door Gave me some bread and black coffee Then I rode on through the storm Riders sang behind me Boots and rattlin’ chains Every tree looked like a gallows Every crow knew my name Run, boy, run through the dark Run through the cold wind blowin’ Men got rope and lantern light And they ain’t gonna stop till mornin’ Backwoods of Missouri No place left to go Hear them hounds behind me Through the hills below By the river near daybreak Ol’ Jenny Lee fell down I could hear the sheriff comin’ Through the brush around I stood up in the cold mist Sun came through the trees Said, “You can hang my body But you won’t bury me” Run, boy, run through the dark Run while your heart keeps beatin’ Backwoods of Missouri Hear them hunters creepin’ If you hear them hounds at night Down an old dirt road That’s my ghost still runnin’ From the hangman’s rope