Marathon Man

Silence in the mountains
Sirens wail on city streets
The heat I radiate shall melt away all icy sheets
100 million years before the burnout of the sun
Dreams to be fulfilled
Life still yet to come

If to fail is your fate
And to succeed is destiny
Place your hand up on your heart
And rise above in liberty

I am the marathon man
Catch me if you can
Got miles and miles already run
Miles and miles still left to come and
I am the marathon man
With the whole world in my hands

When the heat disturbs your senses
Sweet surrender to the realms
When the cold breaks down defenses
Find me standing at the helm
100 million years before the burnout of the sun
Dreams to be fulfilled
Life still yet to come

If to fail is your fate
And to succeed is destiny
Keep your eyes up on the prize
All join hands with me

I am the marathon man
Catch me if you can
Got miles and miles already run
Miles and miles still left to come and
I am the marathon man
With the whole world in my hands

If to fail is your fate
And to succeed is destiny
Keep your eyes up on the prize
All join hands with me

I am the marathon man
Catch me if you can
Got miles and miles already run
Miles and miles still left to come and
I am the marathon man
With the whole world in my hands

Lyrics by:
Brown

Available on:
My Way (3.50)

Details:
Marathon Man and Laugh Now see Ian taunting detractors with his success and longevity.

Brown had perhaps anticipated such a gap forming between his own post-Roses output and that of his musically stagnating former songwriting partner as early as 1998. The Corpses In Their Mouths video cheekily ends with Ian walking towards the camera, with the sign 'MIND THE GAP' hovering prominently.

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