Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love Runaway love Now little Lisa is only 9 years old She's trying to figure out why the world is so cold Why she's all, all alone, and they never met her family Mamas always gone and she never met her daddy Part of her is missing and nobody will listen Mama is on drugs getting high up in the kitchen Bringing home men at different hours of the night Starting with some laughs – usually ending in a fight Sneak into her room while her mamas knocked out Trying 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 mama don't believe her Lisa is stuck up in the world on her own Forced to think that hell is a place called home Nothing else to do, but some get some clothes and pack She says she's bout to run away and never come back Runaway love Little Nicole is only 10 years old She's steady, trying to figure why the world is so cold Why she's not pretty and nobody seems to like her Alcoholic stepdad always wanna strike her Yells and abuses, leaves her with some bruises Teachers ask questions she's making up excuses Bleeding on the inside, crying on the out It's only one girl really knows what she about Her name is lil Stacy and they become friends Promise that they always be tight till the end Until one day lil Stacy gets shot A drive by bullet went stray up on her block Now Nicole stuck up in the world on her own Forced to think that hell is a place called home Nothing else to do, but some get some clothes and pack She says she's bout to run away and never come back Runaway love Little Erica is eleven years old She's steady, trying to figure why the world is so cold So she pops x to get rid of all the pain 'Cause she's having sex with a boy who's sixteen Emotions run deep and she thinks she's in love So there's no protection he's using, no glove Never thinking bout the consequences of her actions Living 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 Known her mama will blow it all outta proportion Plus she lives poor so no money for abortion Erica is stuck up in the world on her own Forced to think that hell is a place called home Nothing else to do but get her clothes and pack She says she's about to run away and never come back I can only imagine what you're going through Sometimes I feel like running away myself So do me a favor right now and close your eyes And picture we're running away together When we come back, everything is gonna be okay Open your eyes Runaway love