You hooky from school And you go out to play, yeah Mama for the rest of the week In your you gotta stay, yeah Now you feel like the world's pickin' on you But deep down inside you it ain't true
You've been punished 'cause your Wants to raise you the way, yeah But you don't care, 'cause you already made up mind You wanna run away, yeah on your way
Run child, running wild Run away child, running Better come back home, better come back Where you belong, where you
through the city, going nowhere fast You're on your own at Hey getting late, where will you sleep Gettin' kind-a hungry, you to bring 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 light is flickin', you your mama
Ah, there's for you You're frightened and confused I want my But she's much too far She can't a word you say
You heard some frightening on the radio About little boys running from home And their don't see them no more You stop hitch a ride and go home But your told you never trust a stranger And you don't know way to go
are dark and deserted Not a nor sign of life How you long to hear mother's voice 'Cause you're lost and alone but you made the choice
Run away child, running You, better go back home you belong Run away child, wild You, better go back home where you
lost in this great big city Go back home you belong Not one familiar face; a pity? Go back home you belong Oh, runaway child wild You'd better go back home where you
Run away child, running You, better go back home where you
Mama, mama, please, come and see me! But she's much too far she can't hear a word you say You're and confused; which way will you choose?