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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Level 42
Level 42
Performer
David O'Ogrin
David O'Ogrin
Remixer
Wally Badarou
Wally Badarou
Keyboards
Mark King
Mark King
Vocals
Mike Lindup
Mike Lindup
Keyboards
Phil Gould
Phil Gould
Drums
Boon Gould
Boon Gould
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Wally Badarou
Wally Badarou
Composer
Phil Gould
Phil Gould
Composer
Mark King
Mark King
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Level 42
Level 42
Producer
David O'Ogrin
David O'Ogrin
Studio Personnel
Wally Badarou
Wally Badarou
Producer
Julian Mendelsohn
Julian Mendelsohn
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Our dad would send us to our room
He'd be the voice of doom
He said that we would thank him later
All day, he was solid as a rock
But by eight o'clock
We'd be crumbling
One night, my brother Joe and me
Climbed down the family tree
That grew outside our bedroom window
We ran, though we knew it couldn't last
Running from the past
From things that we were born to be
Looking back, it's so bizarre
It runs in the family
All the things we are
On the back seat of the car
With Joseph and Emily
We only see so far
And we all have our daddy's eyes
Looking back, it's so bizarre
Dad rang the officer in charge
A man so large
He barely fit his circumstances
He said two kids out on the street
Were picked up on the beat
And in the station
So there's me, with Emily and Joe
Daddy driving home
All heading in the same direction
He knew, no matter what the breaks
We'd make the same mistakes
Couldn't take his eyes of Joe and me
Looking back, it's so bizarre
It runs in the family
All the things we are
On the back seat of the car
With Joseph and Emily
We only see so far
And we all have our daddy's eyes
Looking back, it's so bizarre
It runs in the family
All the things we are
Looking back, it's so bizarre
Like a dream within a dream
We're all somewhere in between
Like a drummer plays his drum
Like a father, like a son
And your gonna have to face the music, oh yeah
Face the music
Hey hey, we keep it running in the family
Hey hey, we keep it coming in the family
Looking back, it's so bizarre
It runs in the family
All the things we are
On the back seat of the car
With Joseph and Emily
We only see so far
'Cause we all have our daddy's eyes
Looking back, it's so bizarre, whoa yeah
Running in the family
Running in the family
And we all have our daddy's eyes
Looking back, it's so bizarre, whoa yeah
Running in the family
Written by: Mark King, Phil Gould, Wally Badarou

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