Lyrics to
Runnin’

This version of Runnin’ was released by Grand Funk Railroad in 1974.

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One affair won’t make a lover,
Kisses never meant that you were givin’ up your soul.
I want to taste the spice of another,
I wanna’ taste my life, so, I remember when I’m old.
Why I’m …

I’m runnin’ through my lifetime,
You can see it your way and I’ll see it mine.
I’m runnin’ through my lifetime,
I’ve got to stay out in the race so I don’t go out of my mind.

Hunger in the eyes of the teacher,
Today he wants to feel the things his mamma made him hide.
Now its comin out all over that old preacher,
Livin’ never meant no more than waitin til’ he dies.
So I’m …

I’m runnin’ through my lifetime,
I’m runnin’ fast, I won’t get far behind.
I’m runnin’ through my lifetime,
I’ve got to stay out in the race so I don’t go out of my mind.

Beware! Beware!
I’m a friend to those who share me and I’m a threat to those who dare me.
Beware! Beware!
I can help if you need me and I can run if you try to keep me.

I’m runnin’ through my lifetime,
You can see it your way and I’ll see it mine.
I’m runnin’ through my lifetime,
I’ve got to stay out in the race so I don’t know go out of my mind.

I’m Runnin’, I’m runnin’, runnin’, runnin’.
Runnin’.
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Runnin’.
Runnin’.
… Kisses never meant that I would give you my soul.
Runnin’.
Runnin’.
… I want to taste the spice.
Runnin’.
… I want to taste my life.
Runnin’.
So, I’ll remember when I’m old,
Runnin’.
Runnin’.
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Runnin’.

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About Lyrics and Runnin’ by Grand Funk Railroad

The lyrics for Runnin’ are defined as the words making up the song released by Grand Funk Railroad in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Runnin’ have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Grand Funk Railroad and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Runnin’ by Grand Funk Railroad if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Runnin’" means the words set to the music of Runnin’, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Grand Funk Railroad. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Runnin’ and the lyrics to Runnin’ are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Grand Funk Railroad who came here looking just for the lyrics to Runnin’, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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