THE RUN-AWAY

Learned at an early age to run from things

Run from potential pedophiles

Vicious dogs and strange faces

Dirty old men with smooth smiles

"When the street lights come on

You better run home quick and

Don't dare miss that school bus you better

Run to catch it"

She ran on the Track team 

And became the fastest runner

Out the gate to the finish line

At the sound of the gunner

The older she got

She ran from responsibilities

Even ran away from love sometimes

Keeping tricks up the sleeve

Ran out west, away from family

So she wouldn't have to deal also

Ran away from bill collectors

Out in Beverly Hills

Ran and hid from Jehovah Witnesses

With lights off and closed doors

Was once a runaway bride

Cause she say she wasn't sure

She used to run numbers for her pops

Back in the day

She ran out of time and emotion

When her lovers never stayed

One day she ran into an old love

Who made her stay a long while

They built a nice home together

Architectural style

.....Then she got tired of him

 

He used to run around on her

So she ran for the ATM

Sitting on his fortune and money

She runs from the less fortunate

She worked too hard to get this far

That's the 1st thing she'll admit

Her running days are over well at least

Until trouble takes a hit

And if she needs to run again then believe

She'll have a go at it