OneRepublic - Prodigal Lyrics






We say good-bye
I turn my back
Run away, run away
So predictable
Not far from here
You see me crack
Like a bone, like a bone
I'm so breakable

And I take everything from you
But you'll take anything
Won't you?

Run away, run away
Like a prodigal
Don't you wait for me
Don't you wait for me
So ashamed, so ashamed
But I need you so
And you wait for me
And you wait for me

I'm on the road
To who knows where?
Look ahead, not behind
I keep saying
There's no place to go
Where you're not there
On your rope, I hold tight
But it's freeing

And I take everything from you
But you'll take anything
Won't you?

Run away, run away
Like a prodigal
Don't you wait for me
Don't you wait for me
So ashamed, so ashamed
But I need you so
And you wait for me
And you wait for me

Everybody wants to be right
But only if it's not day light?
I keep trying to find my way back
My way back

Run away, run away
Like a prodigal
Don't you wait for me
Don't you wait for me
So ashamed, so ashamed
But I need you so
And you wait for me
And you wait for me

Runaway
Runaway
Runaway
From you
From you
From you





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  1. T.... B....

    Still listening to this in 2019. Most likely will never stop listening to this ever.

    Hope you are all doing well.

  2. j.... d....

    Runaway so predictable.. One republic are the fray defined my high school yrs

  3. c.... ....

    Elvis. Morrison. Lennon. Plant
    Cornell. Cantrell. Reznor. Tedder

    c.... ....

    Daniel Johns. Silverchair.

  4. C.... ....

    2019 fits my life

  5. E.... B....

    Don't have to be a Christian to understand this song

  6. R.... L....

    Great Stripper song.... Trust ME! This will go on my channel as well!

  7. T.... T....

    Run away , run away so predictable

  8. C.... S....

    2018?? IT STILL HAS A PLACE IN HEART CAUSE ITS LITERALLY MEE

  9. D.... H....

    Beautiful 😍

  10. B.... A....

    I listen to this song every night, by the side of the road while sitting or lying down and looking at the stars in the sky. All will be felt when our hearts sick from being abandoned someone we love very much. How about you guys?

  11. B.... A....

    I listen to this song, every time I go when I ride a bike and take a bus on the highway. This song fits perfectly in such an atmosphere. Thanks onerepublic

  12. c.... ....

    who's listening in 2017?

  13. W.... H....

    32 people thought the dislike button was the download button.

  14. R.... 5....

    Who is still listening in 2017?
    I suddenly had a craving for this song in the shower...such memories <3

  15. I.... A....

    2017 anyone ? :)

  16. d.... ....

    For some reason I vividly remember listening to this song with headphones on lying on my parent's comfy ass bed while they were out of the house. Visceral.

  17. M.... S....

    im very interested in finding out where the world went wrong. why is everyone so fake and afraid to say things to people directly. if its going to hurt someone emotionally or otherwise, and it has to be done, dont sugarcoat it. thats what i hate most in this world, is people who are too scared to say whats on their mind.

    M.... S....

    MS8 Studios Finally someone said it. In fact, I feel like the mankind lost right expression of its feelings. We become like a ghost of ourselves. Its my opinion.

    M.... S....

    Sometimes I wish I didn't speak my mind , then I remember if I can't be me then who will ?

  18. M.... S....

    this song almost makes me want to cry. i dont think any other band has the potential to do that.

  19. t.... m....

    This is amazing music!

  20. L.... G....

    So much emotion, Jesus the goosebumps !!! 😫

  21. E.... A....

    dont you wait for me... so ashamed

  22. l.... r....

    Parents called me prodigal daughter,

  23. l.... r....

    Parents called me prodigal daughter,

  24. M.... S....

    These vocals are SO good.

    M.... S....

    Their lead singer Ryan Tedder has a singing style and vocal range with power and dynamics that is truly unmatched 😁👍🏼

    M.... S....

    Levi Gordon got that right

  25. B.... a....

    Nice song....

  26. V.... P....

    Who still listening this in 2015?

    V.... P....

    2k17 for me!

    V.... P....

    you know it wouldnt hurt to write a 0 instead of k

    V.... P....

    Vinícius Padilha 2020

  27. A.... D....

    Love this song 👌

  28. A.... A....

    the way he gasped at 1:30

    you know there's passion behind this song.

  29. K.... t....

    The best song i heard all year!

  30. S.... ....

    One of my favorite songs of all time. Good ol' OneRepublic

  31. A.... F....

    this song reminds me of past memories. so beautiful yet sad at the same time, but hinting about the happiness that once was

  32. J.... L....

    i like  sorry i 

  33. S.... M....

    this song is soo underrated....i just love it...soft nd beautiful....

  34. D.... J....

    Like if a pony game brought you here. Prepare the mission "Find-a-pony"! Okay, It's time to pony up fellas! We'll find that pony one day... We'll find him soon...

  35. g.... v....

    17 people Dis-liked this Video...This is Riot Worthy.

  36. a.... z....

    A lot depressing songs :S

  37. i.... ....

    That doesn't make any sense...

  38. M.... C....

    Dude... Joke.... I said I hate them so much becuz they make me shit myself everytime I hear them.... Becuz they are so awsome... -_-

  39. S.... ....

    He was referring to a simple flash game by WolfKodi on deviantART, called "Runaway Pony".
    It has this song in the background...

  40. M.... ....

    poooonys *_*

  41. s.... ....

    loooooooooooool

  42. I.... ....

    I bet those minutes were pretty much worth it.

  43. G.... ....

    Are you a troll?

  44. D.... U....

    "Top tracks for one republic"... really? -_-

    D.... U....

    Django Unnamed Um, yes, really!

  45. H.... 1....

    Thumbs up runaway pony brought you here :)

  46. M.... C....

    I f***ing hate one republic! it's so awsome it makes me shit myself every time I hear it!

  47. B.... /....

    wolfkodi(dot)deviantart(dot)com/gallery/#/d475hku

  48. G.... ....

    i had this tuck in my head ALL of yesterday, i finally got home and shoved the album on :)

  49. C.... B....

    I like this one

  50. t.... m....

    it's runaway pony. go enjoy it on deviantart

  51. G.... H....

    Like if your good taste in music brought you here

  52. K.... M....

    I love this song, I dance to this song :)

  53. M.... ....

    Stop like whoring!!!

  54. T.... ....

    Like if you don't care what brought you here, as long as you're here.

  55. K.... ....

    Like if One Republic brought you here

  56. M.... ....

    Like if a pony game DIDN'T bring you here

  57. t.... ....

    i feel the same way!

  58. x.... ....

    I think the more correct definition in THIS situation is:
    A person who leaves home and behaves in such a way, but later makes a repentant return.

    since he says, "run away run away like a prodigal"

  59. S.... E....

    Wait... OH! Sorry, heh, I was thinking of "prodigy" for some reason. Not prodigal. Oops. Thanks for the correction there. :D
    Though, it's 4 weeks old... Oh well.

  60. t.... �....

    prod·i·gal/ˈprädigəl/
    Adjective:
    Spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.
    Noun:
    A person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way.
    Synonyms:
    adjective. lavish - profuse - extravagant - wasteful - spendthrift
    noun. spendthrift - waster - wastrel - spender - squanderer

  61. e.... ....

    This song is so awesome

  62. B.... ....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss dude your so right i love the original apologize its so much better then that stupid timbaland junk

  63. W.... ....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss I completely AGREE!!

  64. R.... G....

    @Imabeleafer1 Actually you don't.... you can do this @MrPintGlass and write something beside it (skip a space).

  65. R.... G....

    @flufffffful It means that a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance

  66. R.... G....

    @MrPintGlass your right...I hate that ruined work og Timblelend uh whatever his stupid name is.....I listen to the ORIGINAL..

  67. D.... P....

    Like if you're not here for anything, except to listen to this master piece of a song.

  68. l.... t....

    in luv with this song!!

  69. B.... F....

    Great, now I've got to search up MrPintGlass's comment -__-

  70. X.... ....

    @xxxPurplexGirlxxx really? wow -_-

  71. L.... L....

    @MrFavorite01 It's one on deviantart. A my little pony flash game that plays this song. XD

  72. S.... E....

    @Angeliclily What "pony" game?

  73. L.... L....

    XD Pony game brought me here.

  74. y.... ....

    a pony game brought me here too:)

  75. f.... ....

    @GequalsZ Its actully Wolfkodi's "Runaway Pony MLP:FIS" game

  76. A.... ....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss

    I disagree. I am grateful to Timbaland for getting this great band more widely publicized. One Republic's original was fantastic I will grant you but the Timbaland remix was good and it served its purpose. People like me got a great new band to love.

  77. A.... H....

    @andrew5670 SO TRUE.

  78. s.... ....

    @Senorita0915
    –adjective
    1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
    2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually followed by of or with ): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money.
    3. lavishly abundant; profuse: nature's prodigal resources.
    –noun
    4. a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.

  79. B.... B....

    What is up with this band??? All their song got stocked in my head!? :D

  80. D.... S....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss I see that now. And now I feel like an idiot. Timbaland did ruin the song too, but meh, they have better songs anyway.

  81. D.... S....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss Whine more. Everyone knows Timbaland can't sing for shit. Of course it's their song. No need to rant on a completely unrelated song/video.

  82. B.... ....

    @GequalsZ I was brought here by it, but why should I? :)

  83. J.... B....

    @chanal05 ima poop on you

  84. S.... N....

    Everyone realizes it's BAD to "run away like a prodigal," right?

  85. r.... ....

    I'll take everything from you.

    But you'll take anything, won't you...

  86. S.... ....

    @nhanngx
    Yes, I figured that out the other day. No need to let me know. I heard it from someone else (that it was written by Timbaland) and I was sadly mistaken. Trust me I have now heard the original version, but I'm not sure which one I like better.

  87. S.... ....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss Timbaland wrote it, OneRepublic performed it.

  88. P.... K....

    We say good-bye
    I turn my back
    Run away, run away
    So predictable

  89. B.... ....

    its amazing how some songs juss speak to yuh in a way ppl cant :)

  90. M.... ....

    I absolutely love this band. Their music helped me through tough times and often it brought tears in my eyes.

  91. T.... A....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss that's beautiful

  92. R.... F....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss Ohmygod. Marry me? SO good to know I'm not the only one with that opinion!! :) I'm an actual OneRepublic fan not like the others who say "oh i love them!" but all they know is "Secrets" and "Apologize" and "Good Life".

  93. 0.... ....

    Hm...
    This makes me want to spin in slow-mo in a field of flowers, the breeze pushing at me, feeling blissful...

  94. x.... ....

    @fernandaayala well you spoke what i felt :) haha

  95. M.... ....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss I think they're not lost to the world, just not fully appreciated, they have so much more depth, and the amount of times i've heard someone say "that 'apologize' song by timbaland is great" -.-'

  96. b.... ....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss ya i figured thats wat u ment.

  97. b.... ....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss a diamond in the ruff is something that is good, and has the potential to be amazing with just a bit of effort. thats not onerepublic. i cant think of a better analogy now though, sry.

  98. F.... ....

    @WorldWideMusicMiss so true . . . so true . . .

  99. B.... ....

    @chanal05 but in the end you come back cause you realize you need school to survive life.