Running Away Lyrics
[Chorus]
You running and you running
And you running away
But you can't run away from yourself
[Verse 1]
You must have done (must have done)
Something wrong (something wrong)
Said: you must have done (must have done)
Wo! Something wrong (something wrong)
Why you can't find the
Place where you belong?
[Verse 2]
Every man thinking his
Burden is the heaviest (heaviest)
Every man thinking his
Burden is the heaviest (heaviest)
You still mean it: Who feels it knows it, Lord
Who feels it knows it, Lord
Who feels it knows it, Lord
Who feels it knows it, Lord
[Chorus]
Yeah-eah-eah-eah - from yourself
You running and you running
And you running away
But you can't run away from yourself
[Verse 1]
You must have done (must have done)
Something wrong (something wrong)
Said: you must have done (must have done)
Wo! Something wrong (something wrong)
Why you can't find the
Place where you belong?
[Verse 2]
Every man thinking his
Burden is the heaviest (heaviest)
Every man thinking his
Burden is the heaviest (heaviest)
You still mean it: Who feels it knows it, Lord
Who feels it knows it, Lord
Who feels it knows it, Lord
Who feels it knows it, Lord
[Chorus]
Yeah-eah-eah-eah - from yourself
[Verse 3]
Brr - you must have done something
Something - something - something
Something you don't want nobody to know about
You must have, Lord - something wrong
What you must have done - you must have done something wrong
Why you can't find where you belong?
[Verse 4]
Well, well, well, well, ya running away, heh, no -
You running away, ooh, no, no, no
I am not (running away), no, don't say that - don't say that
Because (running away) I am not running away, ooh! (running away)
I have got to protect my life, (running away)
And I don't want to live with no strife. (running away)
It is better to live on the housetop (running away)
Than to live in a house full of confusion. (running away)
So, I made my decision and I left you (running away)
Now you coming to tell me (running away)
That I'm running away (running away)
But it's not true (running away)
I am not running away (running away)
Brr - you must have done something
Something - something - something
Something you don't want nobody to know about
You must have, Lord - something wrong
What you must have done - you must have done something wrong
Why you can't find where you belong?
[Verse 4]
Well, well, well, well, ya running away, heh, no -
You running away, ooh, no, no, no
I am not (running away), no, don't say that - don't say that
Because (running away) I am not running away, ooh! (running away)
I have got to protect my life, (running away)
And I don't want to live with no strife. (running away)
It is better to live on the housetop (running away)
Than to live in a house full of confusion. (running away)
So, I made my decision and I left you (running away)
Now you coming to tell me (running away)
That I'm running away (running away)
But it's not true (running away)
I am not running away (running away)
About
Genius Annotation
Who feels it knows it, Lord:
It sort of in reference to the statement everyman think his burden is the heaviest and to say he who feels it knows it really means, dont judge another persons pain on your own, because if you were in there shoes then you would know just how painful it is. The person feeling it knows what they feel.
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Keyboards
Saxophone
Bass Guitar
Percussion
Lead Vocals
Backing Vocals
Recorded At
Island Studios, London UK
Release Date
March 23, 1978
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