I'd always thought you were just a pretty face
a beautiful smile gone to waste
hooked on drugs
and lost from love
I'd always known you were a runaway
I'd always thought that you were a tease
'till I read those words that terrified me
because they were incredible
and beautiful
and they were written by a runaway
You're so close to perfect
and I'd tell you why
but right about now
you're probably high
a beautiful disaster
you're like a slant rhyme
and no matter how hard I try
I can't let myself get away from you
you teenage runaway
I want to run away with you
Shame on me for assuming you weren't smart
now i'm dodging the danger, the poison darts
'cause you're so close to everything
that i think i might need
Shame on me for writing this song
it doesn't feel right, and I know that it's wrong
and i wouldn't dare to believe
that what I dream could be a reality
you're so close to perfect
and I'd tell you why
but right about now
you're probably high
a beautiful disaster
you're like a slant rhyme
and no matter how hard I try
I can't let myself get away from you
you teenage runaway
I want to run away with you
I don't understand you
but I want to
and I want you to know
that I don't give a damn
what you do when you're alone
because I don't want you to be alone
You're such a mystery
you've got a hook on half of me
I'm not sure what i'm seeing when our eyes meet
but i'm praying, i'm praying that it could be
the chance i promised i'd take one day
You're so close to perfect
and I'd tell you why
but right about now
you're probably high
a beautiful disaster
you're like a slant rhyme
and no matter how hard I try
I can't let myself get away from you
you teenage runaway
I want to run away with you
You and your contradictions
you imperial affliction
you teenage runaway
I want to run away with you