Yeah and it go a little somethin' like this   Yeah and it go a little somethin' like this      Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love      Now little Lisa's only nine years old   She's tryin' to figure out why the world is so cold   Why she's all alone and they never met her family   Momma's always gone and she never met her daddy      Part of her is missin' and nobody'll listen   Momma's on drugs, gettin' *** up in the kitchen   Bringin' home men at different hours of the night   Startin' with some laughs, usually endin' in a fight      Sneakin' in her room when her momma's knocked out   Tryin' to have his way and little Lisa says ouch   She tries to resist but then all he does is beat her   Tries to tell her mom but her momma don't believe her      Lisa's stuck up in a world on her own   Forced to think that Hell is a place called home   Nothin' else to do but get some clothes and pack   She says she's 'bout to run away and never come back      Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love      Little Nicole is only ten years old   She's steady tryin' to figure why the world is so cold   Why she's not pretty and nobody seems to like her   Alcoholic step-dad always wanna strike her      Yells and abuses, leaves her with some bruises   Teachers ask questions, she's makin' up excuses   Bleedin' on the inside, cryin' on the out   It's only one girl really knows what she's about      Her name is little Stacy and they become friends   Promise that they'll always be tight 'til the end   Until one day, lil' Stacy gets shot   A drive-by bullet went stray up on her block      Now Nicole's stuck up in a world on her own   Forced to think that Hell is a place called home   Nothin' else to do but get her clothes and pack   She says she's 'bout to run away and never come back      Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love      Little Erica is eleven years old   She's steady tryin' to figure why the world is so cold   So she pops *** to get rid of all the pain   Plus she's havin' sex with her boy who's sixteen      Emotions run deep as she thinks she's in love   So there's no protection, he's usin' no glove   Never thinkin' 'bout the consequences of her actions   Livin' for today and not tomorrow's satisfaction      The days go by and her belly gets big   The father bails out, he ain't ready for a kid   Knowin' her momma would blow it all out of proportion   Plus she lives poor, so no money for abortion      Erica is stuck up in a world on her own   Forced to think that Hell is a place called home   Nothin' else to do but get her clothes and pack   She says she 'bout to run away and never come back      Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love      Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love      Runaway, runaway love   Don't keep runnin' away   I'll run away with you   If you want me to      Yeah, I can only imagine what you goin' through, ladies   Sometimes I feel like runnin' away myself   So do me a favor right now and close your eyes   And picture us runnin' away together   When we come back, everything is gonna be okay   Open your eyes      Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love      Now little Lisa's only nine years old   She's tryin' to figure out why the world is so cold   Why she's all alone and they never met her family   Momma's always gone and she never met her daddy      Part of her is missin' and nobody'll listen   Momma's on drugs, gettin' *** up in the kitchen   Bringin' home men at different hours of the night   Startin' with some laughs, usually endin' in a fight      Sneakin' in her room when her momma's knocked out   Tryin' to have his way and little Lisa says ouch   She tries to resist but then all he does is beat her   Tries to tell her mom but her momma don't believe her      Lisa's stuck up in a world on her own   Forced to think that Hell is a place called home   Nothin' else to do but get some clothes and pack   She says she's 'bout to run away and never come back      Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love      Little Nicole is only ten years old   She's steady tryin' to figure why the world is so cold   Why she's not pretty and nobody seems to like her   Alcoholic Step-dad always wanna strike her      Yells and abuses, leaves her with some bruises   Teachers ask questions, she's makin' up excuses   Bleedin' on the inside, cryin' on the out   It's only one girl really knows what she's about      Her name is little Stacy and they become friends   Promise that they'll always be tight 'til the end   Until one day, lil' Stacy gets shot   A drive-by bullet went stray up on her block      Now Nicole's stuck up in a world on her own   Forced to think that Hell is a place called home   Nothin' else to do but get her clothes and pack   She says she's 'bout to run away and never come back      Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love      Little Erica is eleven years old   She's steady tryin' to figure why the world is so cold   So she pops *** to get rid of all the pain   Plus she's havin' sex with her boy who's sixteen      Emotions run deep as she thinks she's in love   So there's no protection, he's usin' no glove   Never thinkin' 'bout the consequences of her actions   Livin' for today and not tomorrow's satisfaction      The days go by and her belly gets big   The father bails out, he ain't ready for a kid   Knowin' her momma would blow it all out of proportion   Plus she lives poor, so no money for abortion      Erica is stuck up in a world on her own   Forced to think that Hell is a place called home   Nothin' else to do but get her clothes and pack   She says she 'bout to run away and never come back      Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love      Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love   Runaway love, runaway love      Runaway, runaway love   Don't keep runnin' away   I'll run away with you   If you want me to      Yeah, I can only imagine what you goin' through, ladies   Sometimes I feel like runnin' away myself   So do me a favor right now and close your eyes   And picture us runnin' away together   When we come back, everythin' is gonna be okay   Open your eyes