VERSE 1 He was born in a maelstrom, an innocent child Caught in a fight for his life gone wild Born to a father with spite on his tongue “Boy, don’t scream so loud” REFRAIN Girl, you gotta run He’d cry for his mum, but she wasn’t allowed He’d scream till his voice was a whisper in the crowd He lived on a knife edge, learnt lessons too young You gotta run CHORUS He was just an innocent born into strife Too young even to fight for his life Tossed aside like paper, burnt in the sun He was living his young life under the gun You gotta run You gotta run VERSE 2 They had to escape so they could be free The father from hell held him on his knee “Don’t cry, little boy” then he punished his son You gotta run She tried through her grief to show him some care But he’s ripped from her arms she doesn’t dare Tossed aside like paper, burnt in the sun He was living his young life under the gun You gotta run You gotta run Yelling and crying and beating Yelling and crying and beating VERSE 3 Taken from hands that were fists of steel Into a home where the love was real Placed in the arms of his damaged mum Finally allowed to love her son She had to run She had to run She had to run OUTRO He has many troubles of course he would His mum beside him did the best she could From a relationship forged in hell They both have scars only they can tell The only thing she could do was run So run she did to save her son She had to run She had to run
