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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith
Electric Guitar
Steve Harris
Steve Harris
Bass Guitar
Clive Burr
Clive Burr
Drums
Dave Murray
Dave Murray
Electric Guitar
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steve Harris
Steve Harris
Songwriter
Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nigel Green
Nigel Green
Assistant Engineer
Martin Birch
Martin Birch
Producer
Ade Emsley
Ade Emsley
Mastering Engineer
Tony Newton
Tony Newton
Mastering Engineer
Nigel Hewitt
Nigel Hewitt
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm on the run, I kill to eat
I'm starving now, feeling dead on my feet
Going all the way, I'm nature's beast
Do what I want, I do as I please
[Verse 2]
Run
Fight
To breathe
It's tough
[Verse 3]
Now you see me, ha ha!
Now you don't
Break the walls, I'm coming out
[Verse 4]
Not a prisoner, I'm a free man
And my blood is my own now
Don't care where the past was
I know where I'm going... out
[Verse 5]
If you kill me, it's self-defense
If I kill you, then I call it vengeance
Spit in your eye, I will defy
You'll be afraid when I call out your name
[Verse 6]
Run
Fight
To breathe
It's gonna be tough
[Verse 7]
Now you see me
And now you don't
Break the walls, I'm coming out
[Verse 8]
Not a prisoner, I'm a free man
And my blood is my own now
Don't care where the past was
I know where I'm going
[Verse 9]
I'm not a number, I'm a free man
Live my life where I want to
You'd better scratch me from your black book
'Cause I'll run rings around you
[Verse 10]
Not a prisoner, I'm a free man
And my blood is my own now
Don't care where the past was
I know where I'm going
[Verse 11]
Not a number, I'm a free man
Live my life where I want to
You'd better scratch me from your black book
'Cause I'll run rings around you
[Verse 12]
Not a prisoner, I'm a free man
And my blood is my own now
Don't care where the past was
I know where I'm going
Written by: Adrian Smith, Steve Harris

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