She walks these empty streets alone   Hiding for something they call "home"   Hoping to find some peace of mind   Sometimes we need to walk alone      She is set on running away   Though her mom was yelling she must stay   A wind beaten bird for reasons unheard   Sometimes it is best to run away      So fly away, fly away, fly away   Don't be afraid, don't hesitate, fly away      Some wear their bruises on their skin   Others hide their scars deep within   She has a wound close to her womb   Blames herself for letting it in      So fly away, fly away, fly away   Don't be afraid, don't hesitate, fly away   But She's afraid, she's afraid, she's afraid   Anyway   See those eyes, see those eyes, see those eyes   Hate and lies, a fire that slowly dies   But She will fly, she will fly, she will fly   Before it dies      Sometimes the hands that feed   Must feed a mind with a sick need   And the hands that clutch can be   The same hands that touch too much   Eyes that hungrily stare   Read in an access that's not there   While eyes close to hide tears   Or look away in fear   Run away!      Passing the open stores   Hiding her dirty sores   Seeking asylum among freaks and whores   What wouldn't she give to be in a society   Not learning the eyes to be closed but to see      Now she bites the words   "Never"   She kicks the ground   "Never"   Swallows her tears   "Never will I go back"   She hits the walls   "Leave me!"   Scratches herself   "Leave me!"   Begs to all Gods   "Rip me from this sick flesh!"      "I will always be there"   "No!"   She holds her ears   "You know that I love you"   Pretends that she doesn't hear   "We're in this together"   "We share the same skin"   Panic in his voice now   "Free us from sin"      "Tell me that you love me"   This is the end   "I know that you do"   Of her way   Never ever again   Follow me down      "God forgive this hunger"   "Please mommy see"   "Never tell a soul"   "Is it me?"   A child will love its parents   Will follow them down      She swears to the pavement's heart of stone   That these city lights will be her home   But still as they burn she will return   Back to the adults. . . of her home.