Sayer When the sand's too hot to walk on When the air's too foul to breathe Than it's best to keep on pushin' on To a place where you can be free But who are you running to And where are you running from Do you realise in this great big world That there's nowhere that you belong You're just a running man Poor little running man You're just a running man A running man So you sold you soul for silver So you lost your heart for gold So you believed everything that was said to you 'Til what was hot felt warm then cold So your best friends changed and hurt you So your lovers were untrue So your belief in yourself was a shallow lie And now you're on the move But who are you running to And where are you coming from Are you all alone in this big big world Do you know why you don't belong You're just a running man Poor little running man You're just a running man A running man Your little shoes will take you Further along the road Your little feet will make you Go where you wanna go But where are you running to And who are you running from When you realise in this big big world