RunawayRunawayRunaway Lyrics

Domestic on the cards tonight

Making hate at the speed of light

Dry your eyes kid - don't let 'em see you cry

Don't dare give them an alibi

Little lad's just learned to talk

But already he's lived a lifetime

Never wanted to be born

But somehow this is his crime

Another danger in the sheets tonight

Another danger from the streets tonight

Another ghost come Monday morning

Another ignored unheard warning

Left with head in hands

Left with head in hands

Left with his head in his hands

Left with head in hands

How much for a pint of silence

Let him buy a bag of peace

He's gonna be somebody someday

But today he's just another runaway

Runaway

Runaway

Runaway

Young man's got a fiery heart

Young man's got a fire to start

He's striking back at those who hit

He's hitting 'til he's black blue and sick

Finding fathers on the TV

Finding fathers in the classroom

Craving validation from a stranger

Tolerating step-daddy danger

Another danger in the sheets tonight

Another danger from the streets tonight

Another ghost come Monday morning

Another ignored unheard warning

What else is he gonna do

What else can he do

Left with head in hands

What else can he do

How much for a pint of silence

Let him buy a bag of peace

He's gonna be somebody someday

But today he's just another runaway

Runaway

Runaway

Runaway

Individualism is all well and good

But when a kid's on the scene

You've got to take the backseat

It's babies having babies

With a deadbeat baby

Next time have a think

And do it different maybe

How much for a pint of silence

Let him buy his bag of peace

How much for a pint of silence

Let him buy his bag of peace

How much for a pint of silence

Let him buy his bag of peace

He's gonna be somebody someday

But today he's just another runaway

Runaway

Runaway

Runaway