These are the golden years   When people do what they want   And you can be one of them   'Cause you're old enough to burn      So you earn your star, you run from the pack   Sell the clothes from off of your back   And you'll go far, you'll never look back   Your dreams can never die      Welcome to the facts of life      Life on the edge of town   No one could get near you   But one day you call to them   When they find you where it hurts      You can fall so far you never come up   All you've got is never enough   And just one word can make it so tough   Your dreams were not so wise      You're runnin' through the facts of life      Oh you're runnin' from the facts of life   Oh you're runnin' from the facts of life   Oh you're runnin' from the facts of life   Oh you're runnin' from the facts of life      The first time I saw you   You were untouchable   You walked on the poet's heels   No one could deny you      Now you're lookin' for better things   Someone to get close to   A song everybody knows   When you find out what it's worth      And you come so far you'll never turn back   The stones they throw, they roll off your back   They make it hard, you like it like that   Your dreams will never die      When you go so far you'll never turn back   The stones they throw, you throw 'em right back   They play so hard, you like it like that   Our dreams become our lives   No more runnin' from the facts of life      No more runnin' from the facts of life   No more runnin' from the facts of life   No more runnin'   No more runnin'   No more runnin' from the facts of life