You played hooky from And you go out to play, yeah said for the rest of the week In your room you gotta stay, Now you feel like the whole world's on you But deep inside you know it ain't true
You've been punished 'cause your Wants to raise you the right way, But you don't care, 'cause you already up your mind You run away, yeah you're on your way
Run child, running wild Run child, running wild Better come home, better come back home you belong, where you belong
Roaming through the city, nowhere fast You're on own at last Hey getting late, where will you sleep kind-a hungry, you forgot to bring something to eat
Oh, lost no money, you start to cry But remember you left home to be grown So dry your eyes screamin' down, neon light is flickin', you want your mama
Ah, there's for you You're frightened and I want my mama But much too far away She can't a word you say
You some frightening news on the radio About boys running away from home And their parents see them no more You stop hitch a ride and go home 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 long to your mother's voice you're lost and alone but remember you made the choice
Run child, running 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 back where you belong Not one familiar face; ain't a Go back home where you Oh, child runnin' wild You'd better go back where you belong
Run away child, wild You, better go back where you belong
Mama, mama, please, come and see me! But she's much too far away; she can't hear a you say frightened and confused; which way will you choose?