Lyrics to
Running Wild

This version of Running Wild was released by Judas Priest in 1978.

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I move as fast as I can
I like to get around
I’m crazy like a madman
My feet don’t touch the ground
I move amongst the night life
And they just step aside
Cause when they see me coming
They know I’m running wild

Dead or alive there’s nothing
That bothers me at all
I take on all comers
They back off or they fall
They raise their hands to stop me
I laugh and I defy
Cause what’s the point in living
Unless you’re living wild

No chains can hold me down
I always break away
I never hear society
Tell me what to do or say
I taste the life that pleases me
And raise a storm for all the world to see I never stumble, never fall
Never stop for rest
I rebel but I walk tall
And I demand respect

I move amongst the nightlife
And they just step aside
Cause when they see me coming
They know I’m running wild

I’m running wild
I’m running wild
Get outta my way
I’m running wild
I’m running wild
You better believe it
Wild…

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About Lyrics and Running Wild by Judas Priest

The lyrics for Running Wild are defined as the words making up the song released by Judas Priest in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Running Wild have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Judas Priest 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 Running Wild by Judas Priest 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 Running Wild" means the words set to the music of Running Wild, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Judas Priest. 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 Running Wild and the lyrics to Running Wild are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Judas Priest who came here looking just for the lyrics to Running Wild, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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