Now little Lisa is only 9 years old
Shes trying to figure out why the world is so cold
Why shes all alone and they never met her family
Mamas always gone and she never met her daddy
Part of her is missing and nobody will listening
Mama is 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
Sneak into her room while her mamas 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 shes bout to run away and never come back.
Runaway love
Little Nicole is only 10 years old
Shes steady trying to figure why the world is so cold
Why shes 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 shes making up excuses
Bleeding on the inside, crying on the out
Its only one girl really knows what she 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 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 shes bout to run away and never come back.
Little Erica is 11 years old
Shes steady trying to figure why the world is so cold
So she pops x to get rid of all the pain
Cause shes having sex with a boy who's 16 Emotions run deep and she thinks shes in love
So theres no protection hes using no glove
Never thinking bout the consequences of her actions
Living for today and not tomorrows 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 out of 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 shes about to run away and never come back.
don't keep running away
ill run away with u
if you want me to
i can only imagine
what your going through Lady's
sometimes i feel like running away myself
so do me a favor right now & close your eyes
& picture us running away together
& when we come back
everything again will be OK
open your eyes
