Can't run
Lee Williams & The Spiritual QC's Lyrics
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You can't hide
There's know need
Need to try
You don"t know when or how's he' coming you just can't get by
Now listen
Oh death is like a policeman traveling through this land
You gone need a lawyer
If I were you that's the next thing I would do
Just as sure as you are sitting here tonight one day he's got a warrant for you
But you know what
You can't run (you can't hide)
(Know need) there's know need
Know need try
(You don't know when)
Or (how's) he's coming
(You can't)
You just can't get by
One more thing
Jesus is a lawyer
One who's never lost a case
So if I was you
I'd get lawyer Jesus
I won't wait I make haste
This is something you can't get around
Know matter what do
Just as sure you can hear my voice tonight one day he's got a warrant for you
But you know what
One more thing you see
He'll take the baby
From her mother's breast
He'll take the rich man and everybody else
He'll take mother daughter, father and son
Sometimes He won"t stop till got that last one
You'll don't mind
Help me tell'em
(Can't run) can't hide
(Can't run) can't hide
He got your number
He know where you live
Know when you leave
And when you come home
Well
My mind go back to a story in the bible days
One day God called a man by name of Jonah
Said, nigh Jonah I want you to go down to place called Nineveh
Tell my people if they don't repent I'll destroy that city
But you know that story
Jonah didn't wanna go
So Jonah decide
That he was going down to a place called Joppa
He went on down to the ship yard and he went on down to the ticket office
Got him a ticket
And he was on his way to a place called Trashish
And he went on down
On the bottom of the deck
Got over in a corner
And went fast to asleep
But what he didn't know
When he laid down
God was looking right at him
God was looking at him
But God didn't bother
All God did Was
He called the wind
And told the wind I want you to blow
And he told thunder I want you to roar
And He lightning I want you to flash and He told the tides to stand up real high cause I gotta child that's trying to run
And think he can hide
And about that time
The captain came around
And told his crew members
To put all the anchors
We gotta get ready
And set for sail
And then they tell me
Thunder started to roar
Lightning started to flash
Tides stood up high
And the wind begin to blow
Captain got confuse
Told all his crew members
Out of all this time
We made this journey
We ain't never
Ain't never had trouble before
Then he told all his crew members
Come on the top deck
Then ask them tell me
Tell me who is your God
Who is your God
Who ever you God is
I want you to call Him
And about that time
Another man came
And said wait a minute captain there's one more man
And he's down stairs
And over in a corner
And he's fast a sleep
Captain said let me go down
I'll see about him
Captain walked over and shook old Jonah
And Jonah stood up
And the captain asked him
How can you sleep and we in a storm
Than he ask him tell me
Who is your God
And Jonah told him
My God is:
Father of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
And the captain said
Call him
Jonah told him
I ain't gotta call him
Ain't gotta call him
He already know
He already know
That I'm trying run
And I'm trying to hide
Said, well now captain
If you want peace on your ship
You got take me on top
And throw me over board
So he took Jonah up
And they threw him over board
And bible tell me
God had a fish prepared for him swallowed him down
Then turned around
And took down
On the bottom of the sea
But I so glad to night
I'm so glad tonight
It don't make know difference
How low you get
God can always hear you
If you would just call him
Just call him
The lyrics of Lee Williams & The Spiritual QC's's song, Can't Run, speak about the inevitability of death and how one cannot escape it. The song suggests that death is like a policeman who serves a death notice to every person. The lyrics indicate that death can come at any time and no one can escape it. The song advises listeners to seek Jesus, who is a lawyer and has never lost a case. The song suggests that the best thing to do is to ask for Jesus's help to avoid the warrant of death.
The lyrics also use the story of Jonah from the Bible to illustrate the theme of death being inescapable. Jonah tries to escape God's will by traveling on a ship to a place called Tarshish. However, God sends a storm that puts the ship and its crew in danger. Jonah confesses that he is running away from God and suggests that the crew throw him overboard. God saves Jonah by sending a whale to swallow him. The song suggests that death is like the storm and that, like Jonah, we cannot escape it.
Line by Line Meaning
You can't run
It is impossible to escape the clutches of death
You can't hide
No matter where you go or what you do, death will find you
There's know need
It is pointless to try to avoid death
Need to try
We should not waste our time and energy trying to cheat death
You don't know when or how's he' coming you just can't get by
Death can come unexpectedly at any time, and there is no escaping it
Death is like a policeman traveling through this land
Death is like an officer of the law enforcing the consequences of life
He's serving a death notice to every women and man
Death is a warning to everyone that their time on Earth is limited
You gone need a lawyer
We will all need someone to represent us when we face death
If I were you that's the next thing I would do
The best course of action is to seek spiritual guidance and representation
Just as sure as you are sitting here tonight one day he's got a warrant for you
Death is an inevitable reality that we must all face
Jesus is a lawyer
Jesus is the spiritual representation and guide that we all need to face death
One who's never lost a case
Jesus is the ultimate authority and advocate that we can rely on
So if I was you, I'd get lawyer Jesus
We should all seek spiritual guidance and representation from Jesus to face death
I won't wait, I make haste
We should not delay in seeking spiritual guidance, but rather act urgently
This is something you can't get around
Death is an absolute reality that cannot be escaped
Know matter what do
Regardless of what we do, death will come for us all
He'll take the baby from her mother's breast
Death does not discriminate and will come for people of all ages
He'll take the rich man and everybody else
Death does not care about social status or wealth
He'll take mother daughter, father and son
Death will come for families and loved ones alike
Sometimes He won't stop till got that last one
Death will continue to claim life until every person has passed away
You'll don't mind Help me tell'em
The artist implores the listener to heed the message and warnings of the song
He got your number He know where you live Know when you leave And when you come home
Death is always watching and waiting for the opportune time to claim a life
My mind go back to a story in the Bible days
The artist refers to a biblical story that carries a message about facing death
Jonah didn't wanna go So Jonah decide That he was going down to a place called Joppa
The story of Jonah is about trying to run away from one's fate
God was looking right at him God was looking at him
God is always watching and aware of our every action and thought
All God did Was He called the wind
God used natural forces to bring Jonah back to his fate
Captain got confused Told all his crew members Out of all this time We ain't never Ain't never had trouble before
The captain was aware of the magnitude of the storm and how unusual it was
Who is your God Who ever you God is I want you to call Him
The captain calls on the power of God to help them through the storm
God had a fish prepared for him swallowed him down
The story shows that even when we try to escape, God has a plan for us
But I so glad to night I'm so glad tonight It don't make know difference How low you get God can always hear you If you would just call him
The artist concludes the song by expressing gratitude for the power of prayer and the ability to seek spiritual guidance in facing death
Writer(s): Babyface, Kenneth Edmond
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