Listen to Runnin' Away by Sly & The Family Stone

Runnin' Away

Sly & The Family Stone

R&B/Soul

92,653

Apple Music Note

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Featured In

Listen to There's a Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

ALBUMThere's a Riot Goin' OnSly & The Family Stone

Listen to ’70s Hits Essentials featuring Sly & The Family Stone

PLAYLIST’70s Hits EssentialsApple Music Classic Rock

Listen to '70s Soul Essentials featuring Sly & The Family Stone

PLAYLIST'70s Soul EssentialsApple Music Soul/Funk

Listen to ’70s Dance Party Essentials featuring Sly & The Family Stone

PLAYLIST’70s Dance Party EssentialsApple Music Pop

Listen to Sly & The Family Stone Essentials featuring Sly & The Family Stone

PLAYLISTSly & The Family Stone EssentialsApple Music Pop

Listen to Music Inspired by ‘1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything’ featuring Sly & The Family Stone

PLAYLISTMusic Inspired by ‘1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything’Apple Music

Listen to Lazy Day featuring Sly & The Family Stone

PLAYLISTLazy DayApple Music Home

Listen to Classic Soul Deep Cuts featuring Sly & The Family Stone

PLAYLISTClassic Soul Deep Cuts Apple Music R&B

Listen to Soul 45 featuring Sly & The Family Stone

PLAYLISTSoul 45Apple Music Soul/Funk

Listen to Yard Work featuring Sly & The Family Stone

PLAYLISTYard WorkApple Music

Listen to Adventure featuring Sly & The Family Stone

PLAYLISTAdventureApple Music Outdoors

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Freddie Stone

Guitar

Greg Errico

Drums

Rosie Stone

Keyboards

Larry Graham

Bass

Jerry Martini

Saxophone

Cynthia Robinson

Cynthia Robinson

Trumpet

Sly Stone

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Sylvester Stewart

Sylvester Stewart

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bob Irwin

Reissue Producer

Chris Hinshaw

Engineer

Jack Ashkinazy

Engineer

James Green

Engineer

Jim Conniff

Engineer

Richard Tilles

Engineer

Robert Gratts

Engineer

Sly Stone

Producer

Willie Greer

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Running away to get away

Ha-ha, ha-ha

You're wearing out your shoes

[Chorus]

Look at you fooling you

[Verse 2]

Making blues of night and day

Hee-hee, hee-hee

You're stretching out your dues

[Chorus]

Look at you fooling you

[Verse 3]

Shorter cut is quicker but

Ha-ha, ha-ha

Time is here to stay

[Chorus]

Look at you fooling you

[Verse 4]

The deeper in debt, the harder you bet

Hee-hee, hee-hee

You need more room to play

[Chorus]

Look at you fooling you

[Verse 5]

Another day, you're farther away

Ha-ha, ha-ha

A longer trip back home

Written by: Sylvester Stewart

Shazam Footer

Select language:

Company

Legal

Chrome Web Store

Galaxy Store

Follow Us

© Copyright 2025 Apple Inc. and its affiliates | Supplier Responsibility