He said, "Let's steal a car, get outta here   I got money for gas and beer   Let's point this car down a two-lane road   Just follow where the headlights go"      She said, "I'm tired of this town anyway   Days go by but things don't change   If I stay here I know I'll die   Without ever really being alive"      Hey, there ain't nothing stronger   Than lovers on the run   Hey, you can't stop a bullet   Once it leaves the gun   Lovers on the run      She slept in the dashboard light   He stayed awake and drove all night   Ran his fingers through her hair   On their way to everywhere      Morning came and she called home   From an Idaho gas station phone   She slammed the door, sat down and cried   Kissed him hard and just said, "Drive"      Hey, there ain't nothing stronger   Than lovers on the run   Hey, you can't stop a bullet   Once it leaves the gun   Lovers on the run      Love is a fast train, love is a slow rain   You can't stoop it, no, you can't stop it [unverified]      Hey, there ain't nothing stronger   Than lovers on the run   Hey, you can't stop a bullet   Once it leaves the gun