Lyrics
Verse 1
I left my coat on the chairno time to fold it upThe patrol car crawls past the streetporch light cuts the night in twoI raised my hands where they could seeat the trembling kitchen doorThey knew her name and knew her facebut it wasn’t her
Pre‑Chorus
Mom said, if it’s a lie, runif they won’t hear you, runTeeth clenched, tears in her eyesshe said, “I’ll live proving what’s right”
Chorus
Run, run, you guys in the blue badgesyou caught the wrong oneRun, run, you guys in the blue badgesshe didn’t do what they saidRun, run, you guys in the blue badgesuntil the truth comes outyou guys in the blue badgesyou guys in the blue badges
Verse 2
She crossed the river by the old millmud on her shoes, cold to the boneShe tore a note from an old torn bagand left it clipped inside the phoneIt said, “Check the man at the stationcheck the cash in the glove boxWho laughed when the window brokewho left her name on the screen”
Pre‑Chorus
She heard the sirens roll over the hillstill heard her own heart beatingIf they want blood, make them follow the billsshe won’t wear their murder lie
Chorus
Run, run, you guys in the blue badgesyou caught the wrong oneRun, run, you guys in the blue badgesshe didn’t do what they saidRun, run, you guys in the blue badgesuntil the truth comes outyou guys in the blue badgesyou guys in the blue badges
Bridge
At dawn, she stopped by the old stone wallheld a hand to the falling sky“I was there when it all went downbut not for the reason they say”Then the files opened and the lies came outthe names lit up in the glareShe stood there, steady, hurtstill breathing through the night
Final Chorus
Run, run, you guys in the blue badgesyou caught the wrong oneRun, run, you guys in the blue badgesshe didn’t do what they saidRun, run, you guys in the blue badgesuntil the truth comes outRun, run, you guys in the blue badgesnow the whole town knows her nameyou guys in the blue badgesyou guys in the blue badges