Running Away - The Specials

When you look, what do you see?

You only see the monkey not the man in me

But now I’m back and that’s a fact

Gonna show the next generation where I’m at

Now what I mean is to say

The way that I was is the same as I am today

Now if you’re white or if you’re black

Remember you can’t get the monkey off your back

You’re running and you’re running and you’re running away

(You're running away)

From the monkey man

You’re running and you’re running and you’re running away

(You're running away)

From the monkey man

I was lost, but now I’m found

Some might even say that I’ve been around

With the crowd I would move

Mr. Sophisticated just can’t lose

Now in the style that I was dressed

I was the steady reason no one could test

Yeah, I was smart and I was cool

No matter how hard they tried I was no ones fool

You’re running and you’re running and you’re running away

(You're running away)

From the monkey man

You’re running and you’re running and you’re running away

(You're running away)

From the monkey man

Did you hear what I say?

(Did you hear what I say?)

Did you hear what I say?

(Did you hear what I say?)

You’re running and you’re running and you’re running away

(You're running away)

From the monkey man

You’re running and you’re running and you’re running away

(You're running away)

From the monkey man

When you look, what do you see?

You only see the monkey not the man in me

Well, now I’m back and that’s a fact

Gonna show the next generation where I’m at

Now what I mean is to say

The way that I was is the same as I am today

And if you’re white or if you’re black

Remember you can’t get this monkey off your back

You’re running and you’re running and you’re running away

(You're running away)

From the monkey man

You’re running and you’re running and you’re running away

(You're running away)

From the monkey man

You’re running and you’re running and you’re running away

(You're running away)

From the monkey man

You’re running and you’re running but you can’t get away

(You're running away)

From the monkey man

From the monkey man, from the monkey man