I'm gonna tell a story and it's sad but true About a girl that I once knew She took my love and ran it around With any other single guy in town I should have known it from the very start This girl would leave me with a broken heart Now listen people what I'm telling you A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue I miss her lips and the smile on her face The touch of her hair and this girl's warm embrace So if you don't wanna cry like I do A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue She likes to travel around She'll love you and she'll put you down Now people let me put you wise She goes out with other guys Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows I fell in love and my love still grows Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say Keep away from-a Runaround Sue She likes to travel around She'll love you and she'll put you down Now people let me put you wise She goes out with other guys Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows I fell in love and my love still grows Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say Keep away from-a Runaround Sue I should have known it from the very start This girl would leave me with a broken heart Now listen people what I'm telling you A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue