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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Lead Vocals
Alvin "Seeco" Patterson
Alvin "Seeco" Patterson
Percussion
Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Bass Guitar
Carlton Barrett
Carlton Barrett
Drums
David Madden
David Madden
Trumpet
Glen DeCosta
Glen DeCosta
Trumpet
I-Threes
I-Threes
Background Vocals
Junior Marvin
Junior Marvin
Lead Guitar
Tyrone Downie
Tyrone Downie
Keyboards
Vin Gordon
Vin Gordon
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Producer
Karl Pitterson
Karl Pitterson
Engineer
Alex Sadkin
Alex Sadkin
Engineer
Terry J Barham
Terry J Barham
Assistant Engineer
Chris Blackwell
Chris Blackwell
Mixing Engineer
Robert Ash
Robert Ash
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
You running and you running and you running away
You running and you running and you running away
You running and you running and you running away
You running and you running, but you can't run away from yourself
[Chorus]
Can't run away from yourself
Can't run away from yourself
Can't run away from yourself
Can't run away from yourself
Can't run away from yourself
[Verse 1]
You must have done
You must have done
Somethin' wrong
Something wrong
Said you must have done
You must have done
Whoa, somethin' wrong
Something wrong
Why you can't find the place where you belong?
[Chorus]
Running away
Running away
Running away
Running away
Running away
[Verse 2]
Every man think that his burden is the heaviest
Heaviest
Every man think that his burden is the heaviest
Heaviest
[Verse 3]
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]
You running and you running and you running away
You running and you running and you running away
You running and you running and you running away
You running and you running, but you can't run away from yourself
[Chorus]
Could you run away from yourself?
Can you run away from yourself?
Can't run away from yourself
Can't run away from yourself
Can't run away from yourself
[Verse 4]
Brrt, you must have done somethin', somethin', somethin', somethin', somethin'
You don't want nobody to know about
You must have, ooh-ooh, Lord, somethin' wrong
What you must have done, you must have done somethin' wrong
Why you can't find where you belong?
[Verse 5]
Well, well, well, well, you running away, hey, no
Running away, ooh, no, no, no
I'm not, no, don't say that, don't say that
Running away, running away
'Cause I'm not running away, ooh
Running away, running away
I've got to protect my, my life, and I don't want to live with no strife
Running away, running away
It is better to live on the housetop, than to live in a house full of confusion, so
Running away, running away
I made my decision, and I left you, and now you comin' to tell me that I'm runnin' away
But it's not true, I'm not runnin' away
You couldn't say I did
Written by: Bob Marley

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