INSIDE THERE'S A LONELINESS,
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS,
ON THE STREET THE TRAFFIC DIES,
LOOK OUT FOR THE DANGER SIGNS,
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS,
NIGHTMARES CHASE THE DREAMS AWAY,
ALL THE STREETS ARE EMPTY NOW,
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, (they're the runaways)
Runaways
Richard Starkey and Johnny Warman
© Time Takes Time Music/Warman Music
OUTSIDE THERE'S A RUNAWAY,
THE LIGHTS GO DOWN, THE WORLD GOES RUSHING IN.
NEON LIGHT TAKES THE LIGHT OF DAY,
STARS LIKE DUST START FALLING.
THE DEMON TRIES TO CHARM YOU WITH HIS SMILE.
NO TIME TO DREAM OR REST,
IN THE CAVES OF STEEL, FACES ARE CHANGING.
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS,
CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED.
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS,
RUNNING FOR THEIR LIFE, FASTER THAN THEY CAN.
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS.
THE BREAK OF DAY, IT ALWAYS COMES TOO SOON.
RUNNING OUT OF REASONS WHY
ALL YOUR LIFE YOU BLAMED IT ON THE MOON.
YOU'RE STEALING TIME BUT YOU KNOW YOU'LL NEVER WIN.
ANOTHER BORDER LINE,
IN THE CAVES OF STEEL, FACES ARE CHANGING.
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT.
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS,
RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE, FASTER THAN YOU CAN.
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, RUN, RUN, RUNAWAYS.
THE COLD NIGHT REFLECTS THE WAY YOU FEEL.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER TOWN,
IT'S JUST ONE MORE NIGHT TO KILL.
LIKE THE WOLF, YOU WALK THIS NIGHT ALONE.
AND IN SOME OTHER WORLD,
IN THE CAVES OF STEEL, FACES ARE CHANGING.
(Run, run, run)
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, (they're they runaways)
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT.
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, (run, run, run, run away)
RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE, FASTER THAN YOU CAN.
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS. (run, run, run, run away)
CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED.
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, (they're the runaways)
RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE, (faster than they can)
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS. (run, run, runaways)
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, (they're the runaways)
(Children of the night)
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS. (they're the runaways)
(Running for their life, faster than they can)
(They're the runaways)
(Run, run, run, run away)
RUN.