You played from school And you can't go out to play, said for the rest of the week In room you gotta stay, yeah Now you feel like the whole pickin' on you But deep down inside you know it ain't
You've been punished 'cause mother Wants to raise you the right way, But you don't care, 'cause you already made up your You wanna run away, you're on your way
Run child, running wild Run away child, running Better back home, better come back home Where you belong, where you
Roaming through the city, nowhere fast You're on your own at Hey getting late, where will you sleep Gettin' kind-a hungry, you forgot to something to eat
Oh, lost with no money, you to cry But remember you left home wanting to be So dry your weepin' Siren screamin' down, neon light is flickin', you want mama
Ah, there's for you frightened and confused I want my mama But she's too far away She can't a word you say
You heard frightening news on the radio little boys running away from home And their parents don't see them no You wanna stop hitch a ride and go But your mama told you never trust a And you don't which way to go
Streets are dark and Not a sound nor of life How you to hear your mother's voice 'Cause you're lost and alone but remember you the choice
Run away child, wild You, better go back home where you Run away child, wild You, better go back where you belong
lost in this great big city Go home where you belong Not one face; ain't a pity? Go back where you belong Oh, child runnin' wild You'd go back home where you belong
Run child, running wild You, better go back home you belong
Mama, mama, please, come and see me! But she's much too far away; she can't hear a you say You're frightened and confused; which way will you