"RUNNING FASTER" / GERD RUBE (Written by Gerd Rube) -------------------------------------------------------- D LIVIN' IN THE ISLANDS IS WHAT I WAS DREAMIN' OF D/C BENEATH THE PALMTREES AND THE SHORES D/A D TO SHARE MY LIFE WITH THE ONE I LOVE -------------------------------------------------------- TAKIN' IT ALL SLOWLY DO MY LIVIN ISLAND STYLE ONLY LOOKIN' FOR TODAY CAUSE TOMORROW'S GONNA COME ANYWAY -------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGE: G D I'M STANDIN' ON MY FEET, I'VE BEEN TO LONG ON MY KNEES G A D THE BREEZE IS GETTING WARMER, AND THE TIME SEEMS STANDING STILL -------------------------------------------------------- REFRAIN: G A IF YOU'RE RUNNING ALWAYS FASTER D YOU'LL NEVER SEE THE BEAUTY G A IF YOU'RE RUNNING ALWAYS FASTER D D/C D/A D YOU'LL NEVER LEARN TO LET GO -------------------------------------------------------- WORKIN' AS A MECHANIC IS WHAT I'VE ALWAYS DONE 24 HOURS DRUDGE IN A FACTORY - THERE'S MORE TO LIFE LIVIN' IN OUR TRAILER, THIS ISLAND'S PARADISE I THINK THERE CAN'T BE ANY BETTER - OH WHAT A LIFE -------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGE: AND WHEN I'M GOING BACK TO THESE 45 DEGREES SEE THE PEOPLE PLAYIN' CRAZY ON THE BEST WAY TO WHAT GONE BEFORE -------------------------------------------------------- REFRAIN: IF YOU'RE RUNNING ALWAYS FASTER, YOU'LL NEVER SEE THE BEAUTY IF YOU'RE RUNNING ALWAYS FASTER, YOU'LL NEVER LEARN TO LET GO IF YOU'RE RUNNING ALWAYS FASTER, YOU'LL NEVER SEE THE BEAUTY IF YOU'RE RUNNING ALWAYS FASTER, YOU'LL NEVER GROWIN' OLD -------------------------------------------------------- © ® 1990, Copyright by Gerd Rube & White Eagle Music