Runaway

I would leave My world behindGive up everything that’s mineIf I could know youI would leave behind My homeEnter your world all aloneIf I could find youIt doesn’t matter if you run awayIt doesn’t matter if you hideI would leave my world far behindThis love inside of Me; it’s never gonna dieAnd I don’t care how far away you roamNo I don’t care how far away you roamI’ll come running out with open arms to welcome you back homeI’ll come running out with open arms to welcome you back homeI would love to see our nameEngraved upon a picture frameOn my mantleI would love to see your faceEvery morning as you wake upTo see MeI just wish that I could talk to youBecause I love you more than lifeBehind the Song:"This song was one of my first attempts at the treacherous art form of writing from God’s perspective. What is very interesting to me is how my theology has evolved since the time I wrote it. My original lyric But that won’t happen if you run away changed to It doesn’t matter if you run away. A line that said Until I find you wandering alone changed to I don’t care how far away you roam. I loved this song and wanted to record the original version as a little tribute to the past, but that would have meant singing lyrics that I didn’t really believe anymore. What I do believe is that it doesn’t matter if we run away or hide. I don’t believe that God can’t find us if we run away, and I don’t believe God has to search for us, as if He didn’t know exactly where we are and what we’re doing. Like the father of the prodigal son, He comes running out with open arms and always welcomes His wayward children back home." - Aaron Shust