Contessa, Contessa, oh please leave your hat by the doornWell, I thought I told you you couldn't call round anymorenAnd outside in the street and the rains turning tricks on the daynContessa, I've told you so why do you come anyway?nnWell, ten years ago by the motorway bridge with a smilenAnd your red lacquer shoes, oh you lived inside me for a whilenI had an old cow bone that I used to draw hearts in the dustnContessa please tell me just what the hell happened to usnn'Cause I've gonenGone run that roadnI've gonenGone run that roadnRun that road homennI was a scared little kid with a head full of hormones and holesnWith one eye on atonement and a body already grown oldnThere you were with your secrets and your notebook of genuine liesnSaying girl its your party nBut you sure as hell don't wanna cry, nDon't wanna crynnI've gonenGone run that roadnI've gonenGone run that roadnRun that road homenYeah, run that road homennSo I was the black sheep, yeah, I was the lone cavaliernBut with a face like stone, oh Connie its lonely out herenI've taken some pills and I've played with the hand I was dealtnAnd you saved me that time but now I've learned to save myselfnnAnd I've gonenGone run that roadnI've gonenGone run that roadnRun that road homenOh, run that road homenYeah, run that road homenYeah, run that road home