Intro x2 Verse When I was a boy of seventeen I know it's mean, but I I told my friend to give up on her dreams She hated me, but I I knew the dreams were for the best of us And for the rest of us, and I I didn't wanna share with anyone I need a way to see my greatest dance and make them laugh I could win the wars or lose the battles, too Whichever's true I can live in other peoples' lives I can't stop putting on other peoples' clothes I love them 'til I leave Chorus I am a marathon runner And my legs are sore And I'm anxious to see what I'm running for I am a hot air ball0on On a sailboat I would make this my home if I'd learned to float So take my treasures, take my earthly life, I'll try to cry, I will live without the things I love the best So hold them to your chest I will lose my faces, lose my stolen wigs, The heads of kings I will run until I know what to believe Bridge x4 I am a marathon runner And my legs are sore And I'm anxious to see what I'm running for I am a hot air ball0on On a sailboat I would make this my home if I'd learned to float I am a marathon runner And my legs are sore And I'm anxious to see what I'm running for I am a hot air ball0on On a sailboat I would make this my home if I'd learned to float