Runaway Love (feat. Mary J. Blige)

Yeah

And it go a lil' something (Some-somethin' like this)

Runaway love

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 tryna figure out why the world is so cold

Why she's all alone and ain't ever met her family

Mama's always gone and she never met her daddy

Part of her is missing and nobody'll listen

Mama's 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

Sneaking in her room when her mama's knocked out

Tryna 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's 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 (Some-somethin' like this)

Runaway love (Runaway, runaway)

Runaway love (Runaway love)

Runaway love

Runaway love (Runaway love)

Runaway love

Runaway love (Runaway, runaway, runaway)

Runaway love

Runaway love (Runaway love)

Little Nicole is only ten years old

She's steady tryna 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

There'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 till the end

Until one day, lil' Stacy gets shot

A drive-by bullet went astray up on her block

Now Nicole's 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)

Runaway love (Runaway love)

Runaway love (Runaway, don't keep runnin')

Runaway love

Runaway love

Runaway love (Runaway love)

Runaway love

Runaway love (Runaway love)

Little Erica is eleven years old

She's steady tryna 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 '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

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 says she's 'bout to run away and never come back

Runaway love (Runaway)

Runaway love (Runaway, love)

Runaway love (Don't keep running, yeah)

Runaway love

Runaway love (Runaway, runaway)

Runaway love (Runaway, runaway)

Runaway love (Running, running, running, running)

Runaway love

Runaway love (Don't keep runnin', runnin' away)

Runaway love (Don't just keep on runnin' away)

Runaway love (I know how you feel, I've been there)

Runaway love (I was runnin' away too)

Runaway love (I will run away with you)

Runaway love (I will run away with you)

Runaway love (Running, running, running, runaway love)

Runaway love (Hey, hey-hey, hey)

Runaway, runaway love

Don't keep running away

I'll run away with you

If you want me to, love

Yeah, I can only imagine what you 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