[Verse 1]
I was just a poor young little ugly thing
Mama kicked me out just shy of seventeen
I was lookin' for love in the fire and the flames
But the only way to learn is to get yourself burned
That's how I became the runaway

[Verse 2]
I gave my hand to a man, he put the ring on me
He couldn't understand why he wasn't just like me
I should've known by the look in his eyes
We looked at the same guys
That's when I realized

[Chorus]
No hands will hold me, I'll always be lonely
Is there someone out there who can break
This habit of going? There's no way of knowing
I promise I'll always be your little runaway
Your little runaway

[Verse 3]
If you're not careful, you'll get your heart broken
Take me as an example, I'll be your token
I used to fall head over feet
But everyone I loved deceived me
So what choice does that leave
A runaway?
[Verse 4]
You could say my shadow is the only friend of mine
But it gets pretty lonely in the nighttime
My shadow is almost as hard to see, oh-oh
Almost as hard as it is to love me
A runaway

[Chorus]
No hands will hold me, I'll always be lonely
Is there someone out there who can break
This habit of going? There's no way of knowing
I promise I'll always be your little runaway

[Outro]
I'll be your runaway