You hooky from school And you can't go out to play, Mama said for the rest of the In room you gotta stay, yeah Now you feel like the whole pickin' on you But deep down inside you it ain't true
You've been punished 'cause mother to raise you the right way, yeah But you don't care, 'cause you already made up mind You run away, yeah you're on your way
Run away child, running Run child, running wild Better come back home, better back home Where you belong, you belong
Roaming through the city, going fast You're on your own at Hey it's late, where will you sleep Gettin' kind-a hungry, you forgot to something to eat
Oh, lost no money, you start to cry But remember you left home to be grown So dry your weepin' Siren screamin' down, neon is flickin', you want your mama
Ah, nothing for you You're and confused I want my mama But much too far away She hear a word you say
You heard some frightening news on the About little boys running from home And parents don't see them no more You stop hitch a ride and go home But your mama told you trust a stranger And you know which way to go
are dark and deserted Not a nor sign of life How you long to hear mother's voice 'Cause you're and alone but remember you made the choice
Run away child, wild You, better go back home you belong Run child, running wild You, better go back home you belong
You're lost in this big city Go back where you belong Not one familiar ain't a pity? Go back home you belong Oh, runaway child runnin' You'd better go home where you belong
Run away child, running You, better go back where you belong
Mama, mama, please, and see about me! But she's much too far away; she can't hear a you say You're frightened and confused; way will you choose?