All of these songs contain a version of the word "run." Enter either the title or the missing lyrics to fill in the blanks (in most cases, the missing lyrics are the title.
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Release
Artist
Answer
1958
Chuck Berry
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down / Run, runRudolph 'cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round
1973
Paul McCartney and Wings
Bandontherun, bandontherun / And the jailer man / And the sailor Sam / Were searching everyone
1975
Bruce Springsteen
We gotta get out while we're young / 'Cause tramps like us / Baby, we were borntorun
1976
Steve Miller Band
Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle / Bobbie Sue tookthemoneyandrun / Go on, takethemoneyandrun
1977
Jackson Browne
Runningonempty / Running blind / Running into the sun / But I'm running behind / Gotta do what you can to keep your love alive
1978
Van Halen
Least I don't need to beg or borrow / Yes, I'm living at a pace that kills / Runnin'withthedevil
1979
Various
Grandmagotrunoverbyareindeer / Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
1981
REO Speedwagon
I don't believe it / Not for a minute / You're under the gun / So you takeitontherun
1984
Bryan Adams
I'm gonna runtoyou / I'm gonna runtoyou / 'Cause when the feeling's right, I'm gonna run all night
1985 2019
Kate Bush Meg Myers (cover)
If only I could / I'd make a deal with God / And I'd get him to swap our places / Be running up that road / Be runningupthathill
1989
Tom Petty
Yeah, runnin'downadream / That never would come to me / Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads / runnin'downadream / I felt so good, like anything was possible
1990
N.W.A.
So for now pack the gun and / Hold it in the air / 'Cause MC Ren has 100milesandrunnin'
1994
Blues Traveler
But you / Why you wanna give me a run-around / Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up / When all it does is slow me down
2005
Chris Brown
Let me see if you can runit, runit / Girl indeed I can runit, runit
2010
Kanye West
[title not contained in lyrics] Runaway
2014
One Direction
This time I'm readytorun / Escape from the city and follow the sun / ' Cause I wanna be yours / 'Cause you wanna be mine