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