Oh-oh, the sun's gone down   Her day begins   And the rhythm of the darkness   Wakes the dead      Don't answer eyes that smile   Don't let them in   They see the lonely child   She feels their sin   But it's getting so much colder   And she's afraid      Never going back to where the pain was   She'd rather face the pain that's here and now      Someone's thrown away their children   You can see them running from your smile   Sing for the runaway children   The throw-away child      I'll make you safe and warm   Words she needs to hear   What they really mean is no more little girl      Don't see her anymore   They disappear      Yesterday they said that she was dying   And just today I heard that she was dead      Someone's thrown away their children   You can see them running from your smile   Sing for the runaway children   The throw-away child      Someone's thrown away their children   You can hear them only if you try   Sing for the runaway children   Goodbye      Someone's thrown away their children   You can see them running from your smile   Sing for the runaway children   The throw-away child