Running

by Makaya McCraven / Gil Scott-Heron

From the album: We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven

Track 3 of 18 on We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven (2020).

Duration: 2:04

We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven cover art

Lyrics for Running

Because I always feel like running Not away, because there is no such place Because, if there was I would have 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" (Time, time, time, time, time) Because running makes me look like everyone else Though I hope there will ever because 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 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 (Because I always feel like running) 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 (Because I always feel like running)

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More from We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven

  1. Special Tribute - Broken Home pt. 1
  2. I'm New Here
  3. Running
  4. Blessed Parents
  5. New York is Killing Me
  6. The Patch - Broken Home pt. 2
  7. People of the Light
  8. Being Blessed
  9. Where Did the Night Go
  10. Lily Scott - Broken Home pt.3
  11. I'll Take Care of You
  12. I've Been Me
  13. This Can't Be Real
  14. Piano Player
  15. The Crutch
  16. Guided - Broken Home pt.4
  17. Certain Bad Things
  18. Me and the Devil