Lyric :
Run Joey Run
(Chorus- woman's voice) Daddy please don't It wasn't his fault He means so much to me Daddy please don't We're gonna get married Just you wait and see! Every night, the same old dream, I hate to close my eyes I can't erase the memory, The sound of Julie's cry She called me up, late that night She said, "Joe, don't come over, My Dad and I just had a fight And he stormed out the door! I've never seen him act this way, My God, he's goin' crazy! He said he's gonna make you pay For what we done-- he's got a GUN! So run, Joey run, Joey run!" (Chorus- woman's voice) Daddy please don't It wasn't his fault He means so much to me Daddy please don't We're gonna get married Just you wait and see! Got in my car, and I drove like mad 'Til I reached Julie's place, She ran to me, with tear-filled eyes And bruises on her face! All at once I saw him there, Sneaking up behind me (Woman's voice: Watch out!) Then Julie yelled, "He's got a gun!" And she stepped in front of me Suddenly, a shot rang out And I saw Julie falling! I ran to her, I held her close When I looked down, my hands were red! And here's the last words Julie said... (Woman's voice) Daddy please don't It wasn't his fault He means so much to me Daddy please don't We're gon...na get... mar...ried...... Run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey ruuuuuunn!!!
The story of this song really makes me CRY , oh yeah you must read it if you dont want to be DISSAPOINTED. LOL :D
The song opens with a female voice pleading with her father:
"Daddy, please don't -- it wasn't his fault. He means so much to me! "Daddy, please don't: we're gonna get married; just you wait and see."
Geddes sings from first person narrative in the character of the titular young man. Joey recalls the events leading up to a recent tragedy in which his girlfriend Julie is unintentionally gunned down by her own father, who intended to kill Joey after learning that Julie was pregnant with Joey's child. Joey himself admits that he repeatedly relives the tragedy in his mind every time he tries to sleep.
Late one night, Julie called Joey warning him not to visit; Julie and her dad had a fight that turned violent when Julie revealed that she was pregnant (this was only implied in the lyrics due to censorship issues in 1975). Though Julie's father furiously swore his own vengeance, Joey, ignoring his own peril, immediately rushes over to Julie's home; Julie, with a bruised face, tearfully rushes to Joey's arms.
Moments later Julie's father, armed with a gun, sneaks up behind the two of them. Just as he pulls the trigger Julie steps into his line of fire and sacrifices herself to spare Joey's life. Julie's last words as she lay dying in Joey's arms were a repeat of the opening (also used between the first and second verses), but Julie expires before she can sing the last five words, "just you wait and see". The song ends with a reprise of the chorus, ("Run Joey run Joey run...").
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