Not Gonna Run
Submitted: October 22, 2025 at 7:15 am Composed/performed by: Laura Honken, lhonken25@gmail.com Copyright: 2018
[Verse 1]
My lipstick is flawless
Not a hair out of place
But here I sit again
Black tears streaming down my face
Soon you'll be home
With another lame excuse
Thinking I'll stand by my man
Like a good girl's supposed to do
[Pre-Chorus]
Instead, I'm gonna fix my makeup
And then start this breakup
[Chorus]
Once I have perfectly made-up eyes
My mouth will be yelling bye-bye
While my legs carry me across the floor
So my hands can open up that door
To a new life where I get to have some fun
This time my mascara's the only part of me
That's not gonna run
[Verse 2]
I'm sure you think saying sorry
Will get you another chance
But no more, I'll be leaving
Without a backward glance
I'll be jumping in the car
And throwing it in drive
Slamming my foot on the gas
And making that motor fly
[Pre-Chorus]
When I finally look in the rearview
I'll see a twinkle that's brand new
[Chorus]
Once I have perfectly made-up eyes
My mouth will be yelling bye-bye
While my legs carry me across the floor
So my hands can open up that door
To a new life where I get to have some fun
This time my mascara's the only part of me
That's not gonna run
[Bridge]
You want to live your life like you're a single man
Well good news, honey, starting now, you can
[Chorus]
Once I have perfectly made-up eyes
My mouth will be yelling bye-bye
While my legs carry me across the floor
So my hands can open up that door
To a new life where I get to have some fun
This time my mascara's the only part of me
That's not gonna run
Not gonna run
Not gonna run
