Woke up in the middle of the night
Seemed like something wasn’t right
Thought I smelled a barbeque burning
Was I a steak that could use a little turning?

Thinking ‘bout being turned into meat
So many burgers people want to eat
Promised myself I wouldn't weep
Not safe to go back to sleep

It seems no one can help me now
A helpless cow
Just chow for thou
This time I have really led myself astray

Runaway cow never going back
Don’t want my ribs on a rack
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Looking for a little dairy air

Can you help me remember how to graze
To reminisce on happier days
How on earth did I get so jaded
Don't want to be marinated

Wanna go where butchers never go
Would even be better on skid row
I may possess a tiny brain
But I can recognize a cow-blood stain

Everything is cut and slash
Pack and ship, corned beef hash
Somehow I just don't believe it

Runaway cow never going back
Don’t want my ribs on a rack
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Looking for a little dairy air

Need a plan for a runaway cow
Where to go? What to do now?
Gotta get away, take what I need
Get my buddies, gonna start a stampede

Runaway cow never going back
Don’t want my ribs on a rack
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Looking for a little dairy air

Runaway cow never comin' back
Runaway cow, nobody’s snack
Runaway cow, freedom for a while
Runaway from the supermarket aisle