[Verse 1]
When you speak to me
I have direction
but I woke up today
and you ain't said nothing
which way do I go
and tell me what do I do
but I will never know
if I don't get to you
[Chorus]
so I'm runnin
if I can't walk then I'll crawl
and I'll get up if I fall
gotta get to where you are
so I'm runnin
and I won't stop for nothin
it's hard but it's worth it
when it's you Lord that I want
[Verse 2]
Lookin and lookin
said I'm just trying to find you
feels like a dead end
I'm so lost without you
but I'm feeling desperate
and I don't wanna feel this
I need a solution
and walking just won't get it
[Chorus]
so I'm runnin
if I can't walk then I'll crawl
and I'll get up if I fall
gotta get to where you are
so I'm runnin
and I won't stop for nothin
it's hard but it's worth it
when it's you Lord that I want
[Bridge]
As the deer pantith for the water
so my soul longeth after thee
you alone are my hearts desire
and I long to worship thee
[Chorus]
so I'm runnin
if I can't walk then I'll crawl
and I'll get up if I fall
gotta get to where you are
so I'm runnin
and I won't stop for nothin
it's hard but it's worth it
when it's you Lord that I want
I'm Running
Song Meaning
Mary Mary names the exact frustration of unanswered prayer in "I'm Running" before deciding what to do about it — "when you speak to me I have direction, but I woke up today and you ain't said nothing, which way do I go." Silence, not hardship, is the problem this song is actually responding to.
"If I can't walk then I'll crawl, and I'll get up if I fall, gotta get to where you are" refuses to let the absence of clear direction become an excuse to stop moving — the song keeps lowering the method (walking, crawling) while keeping the destination fixed. "Lookin' and lookin', said I'm just trying to find you, feels like a dead end" admits the search isn't going well without giving up on it.
Quoting Psalm 42 directly — "as the deer panteth for the water, so my soul longeth after thee" — grounds the song's modern, urgent language in much older words for the same specific ache, treating that centuries-old psalm as still the most accurate description available.