Gil Scott Heron - Running

RUNNING

Because I always feel like running
not away
because there is no such place,
because if there was I would've found it by now

Because its easier to run
easier than staying and finding out you were 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'll 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.