I've tried hard to tell you You better, you better, you better be careful Right down the line, and I am no stranger It wasn't long ago, so very long ago I was one of your kind You'd better stop the running 'round and listen 'Cause when the lights come up I'll have my eye on you Once you mistook me For the menace, the menace Oh, if you'd only known, And that last confrontation Was just a warning, so that you'd know What would happen If you push me too far You'd better stop the running 'round and listen 'Cause when the lights come up I'll have my eye on you I see a cloudless sky before me I'm searching for the ones, I'm searching for the ones Who'd like to leave this all far behind them And when I find you all we'll fade away Maybe I'll be back, maybe I'll be back In some other way You'd better stop the running 'round and listen Stop the running 'round and listen 'Cause when the lights come up I'll have my eye on you, I've got my eyes on you Now we're standing on the sidelines Just watching how you play With the toys that seem to outgrow you I suppose we'll have to miss What you'll decide to do In a blink of an eye, It comes back to you