She staggered down
The Greyhound bus
Ran away
New York or bust
Now there's no one
She can trust
Wanted diamonds
She found rust...
He's just running
On a train
His ring tarnished
His hands stained
He's just running
Empty tank
Can't believe
How far he sank...
[Chorus]
She's just a Runaway
Just a Runaway
He's just a Runaway
Just a Runaway
They find each other
In the jon
Subway station
People gone
He asks her
If she's alone
She asks him
To use his phone
She lost hers
She had to run
From a man
Who wanted "fun".
[Chorus]
In the subway
Ear to tracks
The boy watched
Both of their backs
The girl ripped off
For both their lack
She stayed awake
He hit the sack
So it went...
Till the attack.
[Chorus]
"A bunch of thugs"
The po-po said.
An argument
Came to a head
The boy protected...
Now he's dead.
The girl, she stirred up
Quite a fuss
When she left
"New York or bust"
Now all she wanted
All she missed
Werethe parents
She once kissed.
[Bridge]
There's only one child
On the phone
She's very sad
That she's alone
But now that girl is
GOING HOME.
[Chorus]
SoulSurvivor
Catherine Jarvis
11/24/2020