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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Performer
Stanley Glori
Stanley Glori
Lead Vocals
Vishekh Ramdaas Bachu
Vishekh Ramdaas Bachu
Lead Vocals
Thulani Shabalala
Thulani Shabalala
Lead Vocals
Thamsinqa Shabalala
Thamsinqa Shabalala
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Songwriter
Vishekh Ramdaas Bachu
Vishekh Ramdaas Bachu
Songwriter
Busisiwe Shabalala
Busisiwe Shabalala
Songwriter
Mthokozisi Nkehli
Mthokozisi Nkehli
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stanley Glori
Stanley Glori
Producer
Matthew Fink
Matthew Fink
Producer
Vishekh Ramdaas Bachu
Vishekh Ramdaas Bachu
Producer

Lyrics

Awugqishe mbhemu
Run, run, run
Run, run, run
We're gonna run
Find that finish line
No I'm not done
Run, run running for our lives
I'm number one
Eshe, don't fall asleep
Get on your feet before it's gone
Coz life's a marathon
So you better
Gijima, eshe
Gijima ngalinge
Life is a marathon
Run, run, run
You better run
Run, run, run
Life is a marathon
Bekezela
Run, run, run
Life Is Journey
Run, run, run
You better
Run
Keep going, do it for the ton
After all they say life is marathon
Tell the boys and the girls
There's no looking back
And the plain fact is that
We just wanna add
To the few steps
That most our forefathers had
Need no six pack, relax
I'll give you a hand yes
Or better yet some legs yes
But don't be reckless just
Gijima
Cause in the end there'll be time to reminisce
But for now we just exist
Gijima
In the end there'll be time to reminisce
But for now we just exist to
Run, run, run
You better run
Run, run, run
You better run
Bekezela
Run, run, run
Life Is Journey
Run, run, run
You better
Gqisha gqisha gqisha
Life is a marathon
Life is a journey
Gqisha, gqish, a gqisha mbhemu
Gijima
Life is a marathon
Life is a journey
When life's got you in a hold
Don't you be weak and fold
Run, run, run
You Better
Even when you feel
Like you're overwhelmed
Just be yourself go and
Run, run, run
Life Is A Marathon
Run it for your kin
Run it for your soul
Run it
But just not because you're told
Run, run, run
Life is a journey
I've always been a fan of the underdog
But we are all the same in this marathon
Run, run, run
So just (you better)
Gqisha, gqisha, gqisha
Mbhemu, gijima
Life is a marathon
Life is a journey
Let's run, run, run
In this marathon
We are one one, one, one
You and me
Let's run, run, run
In this marathon
We are one, one, one, one
You and me
Written by: Busisiwe Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mthokozisi Nkehli, Vishekh Ramdaas Bachu

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