Ain’t Gonna Run
Submitted: June 23, 2026 at 9:00 pm Composed/performed by: Laura Honken, lhonken25@gmail.com Copyright: 2021
[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’ve got my perfectly made-up eyes
My mouth will be yelling bye-bye
My ears won’t hear one more of your lies
My legs will carry me out of your life
My hands will cut the last of our ties
And I’ll take myself back, body and mind
This time my mascara’s the only part of me…
That… ain’t gonna run
[Verse 2]
I'm sure you’ll 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
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’ve got my perfectly made-up eyes
My mouth will be yelling bye-bye
My ears won’t hear one more of your lies
My legs will carry me out of your life
My hands will cut the last of our ties
And I’ll take myself back, body and mind
This time my mascara’s the only part of me…
That… ain’t gonna run
[bridge]
You want to live your life like you're a single man
Well good news, honey, starting today, you can
[Chorus]
Now that I’ve got perfectly made-up eyes
My mouth is yelling bye-bye
My ears can’t hear one more of your lies
My legs carried me out of your life
My hands cut the last of our ties
And I took myself back, body and mind
This time my mascara’s the only part of me…
That… ain’t gonna run
Ain’t gonna run
Ain’t gonna run
Ain’t gonna run
Ain’t gonna run
I rewrote the chorus and tweaked the melody.
