Hmmm, I like this interpretation as well, and I think that message comes accross a lot strogner in the low quality B-Side recording of the song, but if you listen to the right live versions, when he's singing the final chorus, the energy he puts into it makes it seem unlikely that he's talking about lying down and accepting your fate. I still feel ike he's trying to send a message. To stop 'running' if you want to avoid the pain of getting shot in the back. It's all choices.
Somehow, I agree with both of you, perhaps it doesn't make sense but I really do.