Story Behind The Song

One day, I was jogging through the local park and I started singing this to the rhythm of my steps - I felt very alive and happy - and I realised that we all jog through life and there's nothing wrong with all that action - all the issues we have to face, problems, joys, challenges, victories - its ok - its what life is about - its ok to RUN through life. But at the centre of all that activity we should, ideally, find and feel an inner calmness. I first wrote two or three verses and the chorus. It was in my mind for about ten years and one day I was alone with a guitar, (a rare occurrence), when I suddenly completed it. Well, it took all night actually. :-)

Song Description

rock/pop/poetry song - "Sports song"???? about running through the marathon of life - a long list of all the situations, places and periods in our life that we run through. "surrealistic" and "real-life" poetry - with an unforgettable chorus line. violins, harmonies, driving rhythm, building up to climax at end. very exciting, happy, celebratory.

Lyrics

Marathon of Life.

Words and Music by Tony Chapman © 2000 (verses only)
and we're running over bridges, over hilltops, over mountains
moving like an eagle, like a cheetah, like a snake
and we're running under rivers, under oceans, under fountains
moving over highways, through the cities, over lakes,

and we're running into forests, into deserts, into tunnels
and we're running over tightropes, overdriven, through the rain
and we're jumping over canyons, over quicksand, out of trouble
moving like a seagull, like a bullet, like a plane CHORUS

and we're running down the high-street, over meadows, over rooftops
jumping into the sky, where the birds fly, we don't fall
and we're running over high clouds, where the sunshine, it never stops
passing over factories, farmyards, offices, schools

and we're running through the rat race, competition, down the fast lane
running through our careers, down the corridors and halls
running past the soldiers, politicians and policemen
running past the saintly, past the wise-ones and the fools

and we're running with our lovers, getting married, having babies
running with our children, with our families and friends
running past our birthdays, anniversaries and retirement
running past our funerals, past our gravestones in the end CHORUS.....