Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Now little Lisa is only nine years old
Shes tryin' to figure out
why the world is so cold
Why she's all alone, and
they never met her family
Mama's always gone, and
she never met her daddy
Part of her is missin'
and nobody will listen
Mama on drugs, gettin'
high up in the kitchen
Bringin' home men at
different hours of the night
Startin' with some laughs,
usually endin' in a fight
Sneak into her room while
her mama's knocked out
Tryin' to have his way and
little Lisa says 'ouch'
She tries to resist, but
then all he does is beat her
Tries to tell her mom, but
her mama don't believe her
Lisa is stuck up in the world on her own
Forced to think that hell
is a place called home
Nothin' else to do but
get some clothes and pack
She says she's 'bout to run
away and never come back
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Little Nicole is only ten years old
She's steady tryin' to figure
why the world is so cold
Why she's not pretty, and
nobody seems to like her
Alcoholic step dad
always wanna strike her
Yells and abuses, leaves
her with some bruises
Teachers ask questions;
she makin' up e cuses
Bleedin' on the inside,
cryin' on the out
It's only one girl really
knows what she about
Her name is lil' Stacy,
and they become friends
Promise that they'll always
be tight till the end
Until one day lil' Stacy gets shot
A drive by bullet went
stray up on her block
Now Nicole stuck up in
the world on her own
Forced to think that hell
is a place called home
Nothin' else to do but
get her clothes and pack
She says she's 'bout to run
away and never come back
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Little Erica is eleven years old
She's steady tryin' to figure
why the world is so cold
So she pops E to get
rid of all the pain
Plus she's havin' s
with a boy who's si teen
Emotions run deep, and
she thinks she's in love
So there's no protection;
he's usin' no glove
Never thinkin' 'bout the
consequences of her actions
Livin' for today and not
tomorrow's satisfaction
The days go by, and her belly gets big
The father bails out; he
ain't ready for a kid
Knowin' her mama will blow
it all outta proportion
Plus she lives poor, so
no money for abortion
Erica is stuck up in
the world on her own
Forced to think that hell
is a place called home
Nothin' else to do but
get her clothes and pack
She say she's about to run
away and never come back
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway, runaway love
Don't keep runnin' away
I'll runaway with you if you want me to
Love
Yeah, I can only imagine
What you going through, ladies
Sometimes I feel like
running away myself
So do me a favor right now
And close your eyes, and picture
us running away together
And when we come back,
everything is going to be okay
