Running On Empty
48 solid hours of a dead sleep

Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields In ’65, I was 17 and running up one-on-one I don’t know where I’m running now, I’m just running on
Running on (running on empty) Running on (running blind) Running on (running into the sun) But I’m running behind
Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive Trying not to confuse it, with what you do to survive In ’69, I was 21 and I called the road my own I don’t know when that road turned into the road I’m on
Running on (running on empty) Running on (running blind) Running on (running into the sun) But I’m running behind
Everyone I know, everywhere I go People need some reason to believe I don’t know about anyone, but me If it takes all night, that’ll be all right If I can get you to smile before I leave
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels I don’t know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels Look around for the friends that I used to turn to pull me through Looking into their eyes, I see them running too
Running on (running on empty) Running on (running blind) Running on (running into the sun) But I’m running behind*
Honey, you really tempt me You know the way you look so kind I’d love to stick around, but I’m running behind (Running on) You know I don’t even know what I’m hoping to find (Running blind) Running into the sun, but I’m running behind
Ah good old Jackson Browne. Yeah, I’ve been running on empty for a while now myself. You know how my brain works as well as I do. Things I need to know, things the Universe wants me to know, come to me through music. Well, and YouTube but that’s something else altogether.
If you’re cruising through my page or any of my publications you’ll notice some changes. All for the good is my hope and desire. All of the “writing jobs” that I had posted on SYNERGY are now in my publication, Writers, Right Write! My fear had been that now that the publication is taking off the job postings would get lost. Since my pub is new they’re still easy enough to locate.
I’ve done a little admin clean-up work today. I went through all of my stories and anything that hadn’t been published in a publication is now. Most of them went to my plan·e·tar·y publication. Which is where, when I’m not publishing to:
The Haven The Ascent Illumination Illumination-Curated Technology Hits SYNERGY Illumination’s Mirror The White Light Society Writers, Write Right! or “You’re Related To Who??” (still under construction-give a girl a minute, k?)
…you will find me!
I wrote a little ditty and no it wasn’t about Jack and Diane. Hell, it isn’t even a ditty.
Time to get back to work.
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Browne Jackson
Running On Empty lyrics © Swallow Turn Music
*Emphasis by author
