You played from school And you can't go out to play, Mama said for the of the week In your you gotta stay, yeah Now you feel like the whole pickin' on you But deep inside you know it ain't true
been punished 'cause your mother Wants to you the right way, yeah But you don't care, 'cause you already up your mind You wanna run away, yeah on your way
Run away child, running Run away child, wild Better come back home, better come back Where you belong, you belong
Roaming through the city, going fast You're on own at last Hey it's getting late, where will you kind-a 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 Siren screamin' down, neon light is flickin', you want your
Ah, nothing for you frightened 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 away from home And their parents don't see them no You stop hitch a ride and go home But your mama told you trust a stranger And you don't which way to go
are dark and deserted Not a sound nor 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 home where you belong Run away child, running You, go back home where you belong
You're lost in great big city Go home where you belong Not one face; ain't a pity? Go home where you belong Oh, runaway child runnin' You'd better go back home where you
Run away child, running You, better go back home you belong
Mama, mama, please, and see about me! But she's much too far away; she can't a word you say You're and confused; which way will you choose?