Yeah and it go a little somethin' like this
Yeah and it go a little somethin' like this
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
Now little Lisa's only nine years old
She's tryin' to figure out why the world is so cold
Why she's all alone and they never met her family
Momma's always gone and she never met her daddy
Part of her is missin' and nobody'll listen
Momma's on drugs, gettin' *** up in the kitchen
Bringin' home men at different hours of the night
Startin' with some laughs, usually endin' in a fight
Sneakin' in her room when her momma'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 momma don't believe her
Lisa's stuck up in a 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's makin' up excuses
Bleedin' on the inside, cryin' on the out
It's only one girl really knows what she's about
Her name is little Stacy and they become friends
Promise that they'll always be tight 'til the end
Until one day, lil' Stacy gets shot
A drive-by bullet went stray up on her block
Now Nicole's stuck up in a 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 *** to get rid of all the pain
Plus she's havin' sex with her boy who's sixteen
Emotions run deep as 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 momma would blow it all out of proportion
Plus she lives poor, so no money for abortion
Erica is stuck up in a 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 'bout to run away and never come back
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
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 run away with you
If you want me to
Yeah, I can only imagine what you goin' through, ladies
Sometimes I feel like runnin' away myself
So do me a favor right now and close your eyes
And picture us runnin' away together
When we come back, everything is gonna be okay
Open your eyes
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
Now little Lisa's only nine years old
She's tryin' to figure out why the world is so cold
Why she's all alone and they never met her family
Momma's always gone and she never met her daddy
Part of her is missin' and nobody'll listen
Momma's on drugs, gettin' *** up in the kitchen
Bringin' home men at different hours of the night
Startin' with some laughs, usually endin' in a fight
Sneakin' in her room when her momma'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 momma don't believe her
Lisa's stuck up in a 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's makin' up excuses
Bleedin' on the inside, cryin' on the out
It's only one girl really knows what she's about
Her name is little Stacy and they become friends
Promise that they'll always be tight 'til the end
Until one day, lil' Stacy gets shot
A drive-by bullet went stray up on her block
Now Nicole's stuck up in a 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 *** to get rid of all the pain
Plus she's havin' sex with her boy who's sixteen
Emotions run deep as 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 momma would blow it all out of proportion
Plus she lives poor, so no money for abortion
Erica is stuck up in a 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 'bout to run away and never come back
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
Runaway love, runaway love
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 run away with you
If you want me to
Yeah, I can only imagine what you goin' through, ladies
Sometimes I feel like runnin' away myself
So do me a favor right now and close your eyes
And picture us runnin' away together
When we come back, everythin' is gonna be okay
Open your eyes
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gwenm1577
i cry every time i hear this song .:(
2002pac
To Tylerthedruid and everyone who agrees which his point of view: Just because you grew up in a perfect home with a perfect life with normal, happy parents doesnt mean that everyone has the same past. My home has been somewhere beentween the extreme abuse in this song and your perfect world. I watched my mom get beaten daily by my sober, biological father for the first 7 years of my life. When he tried to hit my brother and i, my mom stepped in between. Since i've dropped out of high school, and turned 18 he has stopped getting social security checks, and i haven't heard from him since. If having even that much drama in my past can relate me to this song, imagine the young girls and boys out there who actually do get raped and/or beaten everyday. And by the way, 11 year-olds do have sex here in the real world. My niece was raped very very young (maybe 4 or 5) and she has been sexually active since she was that age. Kids (usually and mostly girls) do what makes them feel as though they have value and worth, which when their boyfriend wants to have sex with them they hold onto that and that's how a whore is made. Instead of verbally anal-#!@%*# this song, you could get your lazy #!@%*# out on the street and see the real world with your own eyes. After spending a week or less with these kind of kids who have truely went through this (you can tell the real ones from the cry-babies) and you still think this song is bullshit, then you can go back to your suburb and find a trophy wife to raise kids for you. Then you can forget the abused, raped, and depressed children; they're better off without your criticisim.
Leobabii
i love this song...iits a great song i thnk he actually has a organization for run a way kids ...i hope the best and not the worst for any run a way kid out there who gets abused or for wat ever reason they ran away know that god id always with you
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Rashel_Riot_Hearts_Ash
agreed!
Tylerthedruid
Not a bad song musically, but the lyrics are terrible. Child abuse is a problem, but this song is a melodramatic and unrealistic celebration of child abuse. The only people who will pretend to connect with the content in this song are attention-whoring teens who claim their parents or a friend's parents are abusive (tough luck if make you clean your room). It's a shame that they didn't focus on the realistic, subtle abuse that occurs more frequently. Instead, the truly abused are ignored in favor of hollywood style sob stories.
Marley64
Please don't take this personally but, are you ignorant? That was a few examples of "REAListic" child abuse. The world isn't made of rainbows and candy, terrible things happen to people everyday. It's horrible to think of but it's the truth. I for one think that the song gives a creative view into some issues that happen in the world. And, it lets the people listening that are having similar troubles in their life know that they aren't the only ones, and that it will be okay.
vvz1234
so? whats your point? what u mean by sayin that the song does not talk about "realistic: child abuse, the situations in the song are pretty common and painful, thats my opinion ans i say it to not just defend the song. Im not trying to argue i just want to know why u think like that, and that way i will comprehend your point of u
alyson_baby599
evry one is getting beat and raped and ****ed evry day from ppl who dont think they go family that loves them
loveyaalwaysnot
this song has got a reallz strong point in it. i sure do love this song. congratz maryj and Ludacris!!!
ddyz lil gurl
its wat a teenager feels nd dats y i luv dis song..its da truth
pinkgurl111
this song is awsome. it makes me cry. i understand what happens 2 da ppl, cuz its happened 2 some of my friends. it shows what our world is turning into
lil Babi Girl
THIS SONG IS AMAZING!!!! it's kinda sad, cuz i kno how some of those kids would've felt in a situation like that. i've run away twice in 3 months, and my mom is on drugs, but doesn't know i know. and she's also abusive. "It's only one girl really knows what she about Her name is lil Stacy and they become friends Promise that they always be tight 'til 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 Nothing else to do but get some clothes and pack She says she's 'bout to run away and never come back." sad, cuz my name's Nicole and my only friend's name is Tracey.
Breigh Rox
Hey, I'll be your friend. My name is Breigh ( Pronounced Bree) . I totaly know what you mean. When I was small, as in 9, my mom and step dad were doing ****s and drank. I was physically abused, along with my sister whho was sexually abused. I was taken from my family when i was nine because of ****s, alchohal, filthy home and abuse towards my sister and I. I'll run away with you.
solider190
y would u put ur life story on here!! the police can come track down ur computer and arrest ur mom!!
-XEmoxRockerX-
I love this song, it's so great how people are getting this message out there.
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