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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Spoken Word
Richard Russell
Richard Russell
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Poetry
Richard Russell
Richard Russell
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Richard Russell
Richard Russell
Producer
Lawson White
Lawson White
Mixing Engineer
Rodaidh McDonald
Rodaidh McDonald
Additional Engineer
Royce Jeffres
Royce Jeffres
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

Because I always feel like running Not away because there's no such place Because if there was, I would've found it by now Because it's easier to run Easier than staying and finding out You're the only one who didn't run Because running will be the way Your life and mine will be described As in "the long run" Or as in having given someone a "run for his money" Or as in "running out of time" Because running makes me look like everyone else Though I hope there will never be cause for that Because I will be running in the other direction Not running for cover Because if I knew where cover was I would stay there and never have to run for it Not running for my life Because I have to be running for something of more value To be running and not in fear Because the thing I fear cannot be escaped Eluded, avoided, hidden from, protected from, gotten away from Not without showing the fear as I see it now Because closer, clearer, no sir, nearer Because of you and because of that nice That you quietly, quickly be causing And because you're going to see me run soon And because you're going to know why I'm running then You'll know then Because I'm not going to tell you now
Writer(s): Gil Scott Heron, James Thomas Smith, Russell Richard Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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