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 trying to figure out why the world is so cold
Why she's all alone and ain't never met her family
Mama's always gone and she never met her daddy
Part of her is missing and nobody will listen
Mama's on drugs getting ****** up in the kitchen
Bringing home men at different hours of the night
Startin' with some laughs, usually ending in a fight
Sneakin' in her room while her mama's 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 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 trying 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 makin' up excuses
Bleeding on the inside, cryin' on the out
It's only one girl really knows what she about
Her name is little Stacey and they become friends
Promise that they always be tight 'till the end
Until one day little Stacey 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 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 trying to figure why the world is so cold
So she pops 'X' to get rid of all the pain
Plus 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 about 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
Knowing 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 say 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
Don't keep on running
I know how you feel
I've been there
I was runnin' away too
I will run away with you
Runaway
Runaway love
Don't keep running away
I'll run away with you
If you want me too
Yeah, I can only image what you're going through ladies
Sometimes I feel like running away myself
So do me a favor right now and close your eyes
And picture us running away together
when we come back everything is gonna be okay
Open your eyes...
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lyrics taken from LinkstoLove.com.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
This song always makes me sad. It represents all the things wrong with children and our society these days. Its beyond saddening to hear of the things these little girls go through in this song, but what's even more depressing is to know that all the obstacles these young girls are experiencing happen every day, everywhere! It can make you realize how much help, guidance, and support that we need to offer and enforce on all children today. Adults shouldn't have to go through this kind of pain, let alone the little children, whom are supposed to be nothing but innocent. This song needs to be shared and to be heard so that it can educate more people into helping the children of our future.
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Now little Lisa's only nine years old
She's trying to figure out why the world is so cold
Why she's all alone and ain't never met her family
Mama's always gone and she never met her daddy
Part of her is missing and nobody will listen
Mama's on drugs getting ****** up in the kitchen
Bringing home men at different hours of the night
Startin' with some laughs, usually ending in a fight
Sneakin' in her room while her mama's 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 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 trying 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 makin' up excuses
Bleeding on the inside, cryin' on the out
It's only one girl really knows what she about
Her name is little Stacey and they become friends
Promise that they always be tight 'till the end
Until one day little Stacey 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 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 trying to figure why the world is so cold
So she pops 'X' to get rid of all the pain
Plus 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 about 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
Knowing 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 say 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
Don't keep on running
I know how you feel
I've been there
I was runnin' away too
I will run away with you
Runaway
Runaway love
Don't keep running away
I'll run away with you
If you want me too
Yeah, I can only image what you're going through ladies
Sometimes I feel like running away myself
So do me a favor right now and close your eyes
And picture us running away together
when we come back everything is gonna be okay
Open your eyes...
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lyrics taken from LinkstoLove.com.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
This song always makes me sad. It represents all the things wrong with children and our society these days. Its beyond saddening to hear of the things these little girls go through in this song, but what's even more depressing is to know that all the obstacles these young girls are experiencing happen every day, everywhere! It can make you realize how much help, guidance, and support that we need to offer and enforce on all children today. Adults shouldn't have to go through this kind of pain, let alone the little children, whom are supposed to be nothing but innocent. This song needs to be shared and to be heard so that it can educate more people into helping the children of our future.
Until I read Mrs. Watson's overall poetry comment, I never thought poems as being a type of poetry. I still didn't really understand it until I read the lyrics to this song. I have heard this song over and over but never took it as poetry. Seeing it typed out really put it into that perspective. Thanks for making that clear!
ReplyDeleteI listened to this song for the first time today! I enjoyed it. I love how you added the creativity of a song to the section about poems. This song is so true to our world today. Kids are growing up too fast. When I was 12 years old, i still loved "playing" and pretending! Our kids of today have facebook, cell phones, texting, boyfriends and girlfriends, all starting at age 7 or before! It is really quite sad.
ReplyDeleteI like how you chose a song for your poem selection. Most of the times, I forget to relate that songs are poems too. I heard this song before but I never took the time to listen to the lyrics and think about the meaning. Taking the time to analyze it as poetry really helps me understand it more.
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