Running

Because I always feel like running
 Not away because there's no such place
 Because if there was, I would've found it by now
 Because it's easier to run
 Easier than staying and finding out
 You're the only one who didn't run
 Because running will be the way
 Your life and mine will be described
 As in "the long run"
 Or as in having given someone a "run for his money"
 Or as in "running out of time"
 Because running makes me look like everyone else
 Though I hope there will never be cause for that
 Because I will be running in the other direction
 Not running for cover
 Because if I knew where cover was
 I would stay there and never have to run for it
 Not running for my life
 Because I have to be running for something of more value
 To be running and not in fear
 Because the thing I fear cannot be escaped
 Eluded, avoided, hidden from, protected from, gotten away from
 Not without showing the fear as I see it now
 Because closer, clearer, no sir, nearer
 Because of you and because of that nice
 That you quietly, quickly be causing
 And because you're going to see me run soon
 And because you're going to know why I'm running then
 You'll know then
 Because I'm not going to tell you now