The Runaway

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Your daddy hit you and you fell to the floor And you knew that you weren't Daddy's girl no more So you packed your bag and you hitched a ride And you ended up on the underside Of a New York night, what a lonely place There's too many people and not enough space [Chorus] For a runaway For a runaway Oh, you don't wanna leave But there's nowhere to stay So you run away from home [Verse 2] Nobody's willing to lend you a hand 'Cept the pimp who thinks he's a businessman He'll tear the spirit away from the soul And he'll sell you in pieces or he'll sell you whole To withered men who think it's funny To be fourteen and sell your love for money [Chorus] When you run away When you run away You don't wanna leave But there's nowhere to stay So you run away from home [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] You never get love, you live without hope Like dangling too long at the end of a rope We're a nation of strangers and most of us blind Our children will lead us or leave us behind [Chorus] When they run away When they run away Oh, they don't wanna leave But there's nowhere to stay So they run away Oh, they run away Yes, they run away from home From home [Outro] Runaway Runaway Runaway Runaway