[Hook - mary j. blige]

Runaway love

Runaway love

Runaway love

Runaway love

Runaway love

Runaway love

Runaway love

Runaway love

[Verse 1 - ludacris]

Now little lisa is only 9 years old

She's trying to figure out why the world is so cold

Why she's all alone and ain't never met her family

Mama's always gone and she never met her daddy

Part of her is missing and nobody will listen

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

Sneaking in her room while her mama's 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 she's 'bout to run away and never come back.

[Hook - mary j. blige]

Runaway love [x8]

[Verse 2 - ludacris]

Little nicole is only 10 years old

She's steady trying to figure why the world is so cold

Why she's 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 she making up excuses

Bleeding on the inside, crying on the out

It's only one girl really knows what she about

Her name is little stacy and they become friends

Promise that they always be tight 'til the end

Until one day little 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 she's 'bout to run away and never come back.

[Hook - mary j. blige]

Runaway love [x8]

[Verse 3 - ludacris]

Little erica is eleven years old

She's steady trying to figure why the world is so cold

So she pops x to get rid of all the pain

Plus she's having sex with a boy who's sixteen

Emotions run deep and she thinks she's in love

So there's no protection he's using no glove

Never thinking 'bout the consequences of her actions

Living for today and not tomorrow's 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 outta 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 she's about to run away and never come back.

[Hook - mary j. blige]

Runaway love

Don't keep on runnin'

Runnin' [4x]

Don't keep on running [x]

I know how you feel, I've been there

I was runnin' away too

I will run away with you [2x]

Runaway runaway love

Don't keep running away

I'll run away with you, if you want me too

[Outro - ludacris]

Yea, I can only image what you're going through ladies,

Sometimes I feel like running away myself,

So do me a favor right now and close your eyes,

And picture us running away together,

When we come back everything is gonna be okay,

Open your eyes.......