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Running in Place

Hit-Boy
Track 11 on HITstory 

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Running in Place Lyrics

[Hook: Stacy Barthe]
Running in place and going nowhere fast
Running in vain how long will this last
Running in place, running in vain
Running in place, how long will it take


[Verse 1]
Feeling like my back’s against the wall
But lately this shit been feeling invisible
‘Cause when you born to rise
All these bitches weren’t to visit you
All them niggers who hate it
Congratulate pretending to be in your corner
But the truth is they never be free to choose
Accepting all the times
Welcoming in the poles
But the ship feel like it sink
Where your heroes become your foes
Then your dreams become your life
And you still got room to grow
Relate to my pain, I’m spilling my soul
I just feel like I change school
And niggers like Hova flashing
And I can’t score niggers like Ye with fashion
But I can score niggers don’t have is the passion
‘Cause I remember being 3 wondering where my dad went
The letters he has sent, motivating me on my path
Taking in prison visits putting my hand on the glass
When is daddy coming home is the question I never ask
I’m a titan and here’s the part where I clash
I just feel like I’m
[Bridge: Stacy Barthe]
Running in place

[Verse 2]
They thought I was done but they was so wrong
And I was so young and stuck in that zone
They thought I was gone
But when I got grown I stuck to my name
And I made it my own
My pops was from quibble
Their pops was from ABC
But I just made great music
So I’m G, DOUBLE O, D. They
Never really expect for this shit to come out of me
Just the real last nigga, that’s something I’m proud to be
Honestly I can see we all got room to grow
Relate to my pain, I’m spilling my soul
I just feeling like I’m

[Hook]
Running in place and going nowhere fast
Running in vain how long will this last
Running in place, running in vain
Running in place, how long will it take

[Outro]
If I gotta leave then I’ma leave you with this
If you gonna dream, dream big
And if you gonna live, live right
‘Cause we never get the chance to do it twice
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