You played hooky school And you go out to play, yeah Mama said for the rest of the In room you gotta stay, yeah Now you feel like the world's pickin' on you But down inside you know it ain't true
You've been punished 'cause your Wants to you the right way, yeah 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 away child, running Better come home, better come back home Where you belong, where you
Roaming the city, going nowhere fast You're on your own at Hey it's getting late, where you sleep Gettin' hungry, you forgot to bring something to eat
Oh, lost no money, you start to cry But you left home wanting to be grown So dry weepin' eyes screamin' down, neon light is flickin', you want your mama
Ah, nothing for you You're frightened and confused I want my But she's much too far She hear a word you say
You heard some frightening on the radio About little boys running away home And their parents don't see them no You wanna stop a ride and go home But your mama you never trust a stranger And you know which way to go
Streets are and deserted Not a nor sign of life How you long to hear mother's voice you're lost and alone but remember you made the choice
Run away child, wild You, better go back home you belong Run away child, wild You, better go home where you belong
You're lost in this big city Go back home where you Not one familiar face; ain't a Go back where you belong Oh, runaway runnin' wild better go back home where you belong
Run away child, wild You, better go home where you belong
Mama, mama, please, and see about me! But she's too far away; she can't hear a word you say frightened and confused; which way will you choose?