I Ran Away From Home (The Hollow Pines)

[crowd cheering] [spoken] 'Have you ever felt as though you didn't fit in and needed a new start' [crowd cheering] [spoken] 'This is 'I Ran Away From Home'' I crossed the border on the midnight train Sat thinking to myself as I watched the pouring rain Pulled into a station and found a place to stay Nobody really understood, why I run away. Mother don't desert me I need the love of my family I had to get away before it all got too much for me Father please forgive me for the love of my family I just had to get away 'cos it was the best for me. I've had enough, not coming back Gotta make a brand new start. I ran away from home Need to spend some time alone Live forever on my own In the arms of God above I ran away from home Won't need a telephone Don't know where I'll roam As long as I find love. Mother understand me keep all your faith in me I just couldn't stay where people didn't want me to be Father please believe me don't hate or deceive me I won't stay around where there's nothing left for me. I've left this town never coming back Trying to start again. I ran away from home Need to spend some time alone Live forever on my own In the arms of God above I ran away from home Won't need a telephone Don't know where I'll roam As long as I find love. 'Take it away, Oscar' [lead guitar solo] I sit by the ocean, under a moonlit sky Watching the shadows dance as I begin to cry Another day passes but I couldn't give a damn There's no way I'm going back, I'm better off as I am. I ran away from home Need to spend some time alone Live forever on my own In the arms of God above I ran away from home Won't need a telephone Don't know where I'll roam As long as I find love.