Tell me how the circle ends
There's no beginning
Everything that came before will come round again
And I look in the mirror my fathers eyes look back at me
He gave me a road to choose,he gave me freedom
I pray I'm strong enough to walk in his shoes
And I, I hope I become half the man he taught me to be
'Coz I feel you guiding me showing me the way when I misdirected
I know your not here but I feel connected
Everything that I am comes from a better man
In all that I've said and I've done
Can't relive up my history right there for all to see
I'm just my fathers son
He told me to walk
Now I run
Now I run
Sometimes when I lose myself in my weakness
I can feel a touch of his mistakeable hands
Pushing me forward back into the circle again
And I hope my son sees in me
The kind of man that he was to me
Everything that I am comes from a better man
In all that I've said and I've done
Can't relive up my history right there for all to see
I'm just my fathers son
He told me to walk
Now I run
Now I run
Everything that I am comes from a better man
In all that I've said and I've done
Can't relive my history right there for all to see
I'm just my father's son
He told me to walk
Now I run
I run
He's the best and the worst of me
Sometimes I dunno where my common sense is
I may be a sinner but my best defence is
Everything that I am comes from a better man
In all that I've said and I've done
Can't relive up my history right there for all to see
I'm just my fathers son
He told me to walk
Now I run
Now I run
Everything that I am comes from a better man
And all that I've said and I've done
Can't relive my history right there for all to see
I'm just my father's son
Im just my fathers son
He told me to walk
Now I run
There's no beginning
Everything that came before will come round again
And I look in the mirror my fathers eyes look back at me
He gave me a road to choose,he gave me freedom
I pray I'm strong enough to walk in his shoes
And I, I hope I become half the man he taught me to be
'Coz I feel you guiding me showing me the way when I misdirected
I know your not here but I feel connected
Everything that I am comes from a better man
In all that I've said and I've done
Can't relive up my history right there for all to see
I'm just my fathers son
He told me to walk
Now I run
Now I run
Sometimes when I lose myself in my weakness
I can feel a touch of his mistakeable hands
Pushing me forward back into the circle again
And I hope my son sees in me
The kind of man that he was to me
Everything that I am comes from a better man
In all that I've said and I've done
Can't relive up my history right there for all to see
I'm just my fathers son
He told me to walk
Now I run
Now I run
Everything that I am comes from a better man
In all that I've said and I've done
Can't relive my history right there for all to see
I'm just my father's son
He told me to walk
Now I run
I run
He's the best and the worst of me
Sometimes I dunno where my common sense is
I may be a sinner but my best defence is
Everything that I am comes from a better man
In all that I've said and I've done
Can't relive up my history right there for all to see
I'm just my fathers son
He told me to walk
Now I run
Now I run
Everything that I am comes from a better man
And all that I've said and I've done
Can't relive my history right there for all to see
I'm just my father's son
Im just my fathers son
He told me to walk
Now I run
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Duration00:03:44
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Copyright ©Sony/ATV Music Publishing, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT
WriterPeter Gordeno, Christopher Porter, Shannon Neil Noll
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
AddedApril 20th, 2006
Last updatedMarch 5th, 2022
About"Now I Run" is a song by Australian singer Shannon Noll. Released in 2006, it was the third single from Noll's second album, Lift.
The song is written in honour of Noll's father, who was killed in a tragic farming accident. Their close relationship is clearly evident, with the lyrics of the chorus including the words: "Everything that I am, comes from a better man." It was praised by music critics, with influential Australian music reviewer Cameron Adams naming "Now I Run" as one of his top singles of 2006, describing it as "So soaked in raw emotion you can imagine the goose bumps on his arms as he's singing".
The single peaked at number six on the Australian Singles Chart. Noll performed the song during a special episode of the Nine Network's The Footy Show in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, to celebrate the rescue of trapped miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb.
The B-side, "What Does It Do to Your Heart", was later included on Noll's UK debut album, What Matters the Most.
The song is written in honour of Noll's father, who was killed in a tragic farming accident. Their close relationship is clearly evident, with the lyrics of the chorus including the words: "Everything that I am, comes from a better man." It was praised by music critics, with influential Australian music reviewer Cameron Adams naming "Now I Run" as one of his top singles of 2006, describing it as "So soaked in raw emotion you can imagine the goose bumps on his arms as he's singing".
The single peaked at number six on the Australian Singles Chart. Noll performed the song during a special episode of the Nine Network's The Footy Show in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, to celebrate the rescue of trapped miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb.
The B-side, "What Does It Do to Your Heart", was later included on Noll's UK debut album, What Matters the Most.
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