Runaway

I've known it for a long time

Daddy wakes up to a drink at 9:00

Disappearing all night

I don't wanna know where he's been lying

I know what I wanna do

Wanna runaway, runaway with you

Gonna grab clothes, 6:00 in the morning, go

"How long you leaving?"

"Well, Dad, just don't expect me back this evening

Oh, it could take a bit of time to heal this

It's been a long day"

Thumb on the side of the roadway, but

I love him from the skin to my bones

But I don't wanna live in his home

There's nothing to say 'cause he knows

I'll just run away and be on my own

Own

I've never seen my dad cry

Cold as stone, in the kitchen light

I tell you, it's about time

But I was raised to keep quiet

And this is what I'm gonna do

Gonna run away, gonna make that move

Gonna grab clothes, and when it's morning, go

"How long you leaving?"

"Well, Dad, just don't expect me back this evening

Oh, it could take a bit of time to heal this

It's been a long day"

Thumb on side of the roadway, but

I love him from the skin to my bones

But I don't wanna live in his home

There's nothing to say 'cause he knows

I'll just run away and be on my own

Own

Backpack, and a flat cap, turned to the back

As I packed my clothes up

My dad wasn't down with that plan

To attack, intends to show love

I don't want to live this way

Gonna take my things and go, but

If things change in a matter of days

I could it be persuaded to hold up

And Mama was the same

None of us are saints

I guess that God knows that

I don't wanna run away

And one of these days, I might just show that

Put my home in a suitcase

Tie both shoelaces and hope that

Things change, but for now, I leave town

With a backpack on my shoulder

I love him from the skin to my bones

But I don't wanna live in his home

There's nothing to say 'cause he knows

I'll just run away and be on my own

Own