Running Lyrics - I'm New Here - Gil Scott-heron

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" 

Because running makes me look like everyone else, though I hope there will ever 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