Young Hearts Run Free
Candi Staton · More Music From The Breeze [2013]
Ending up, just another lost and lonely wife
You count up the years, and they will be filled with tears
Love only breaks up, to start over again
You'll get the babies, but you won't have your man
While he is busy loving, every woman that he can ("aahh haa")
Say I'm gonna leave a hundred times a day
It's easier said than done
When you just can't break away ("just can't break away")
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Ohhhhh
Young hearts, run free
Never be hungup, hungup like my man and me ("umm, my man and me")
Oooooh
Young hearts, to yourself be true
Don't be no fool when
Love really don't love you ("don't love you")
It's high time now just one crack at life
Who want to live in, trouble and strife
My mind must be free, to learn all I can about me, oooh
I'm gonna love me, for the rest of my days
Encourage the babies every time they say
Self preservation is what's really going on today
Say Im gonna turn loose a thousand times a day
How can I turn loose
When I just can't break away ("just can't break away")
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Instrumental
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CHORUS ( fades at the end )
Young Hearts Run Free
Candi Staton's 'Young Hearts Run Free' stands as a defining anthem of her career, capturing the resilient spirit of her soulful delivery. Originally recorded in the 1970s, the track became a staple of the disco and soul genres, celebrated for its driving rhythm and Staton's powerful vocal performance. The song's enduring appeal has led to numerous reissues and covers, securing its place in the broader landscape of American popular music. Staton's ability to convey both vulnerability and strength makes this recording a timeless example of her artistry. It remains a significant song in her extensive discography, reflecting the dynamic energy that characterized her work during this prolific era of musical evolution.