Verse
A# Gm
I was just a poor young little ugly thing
A# Gm
Momma kicked me out, just shy of 17
D# F
I was lookin' for love, in the fire, in the flames
D# F
But the only way to learn is to get yourself burned
A# Gm
That's how I became the runaway
[Verse 2]
A# Gm
I gave my hand to a man, he put the ring on me
A# Gm
He couldn't understand why he wasn't just like me
D# F
I should've known by the look in his eyes
D#
We looked at the same guys
F
That's when I realized
[Chorus]
A#
No hands will hold me
Gm
I'll always be lonely
D#m F
Is there someone out there who can break
A#
This habit of going
Gm
There's no way of knowing
Cm D#m A# Gm D#m
I promise I'll always be your little runaway
F A#
Your little runaway
[Verse 3]
A# Gm
If you're not careful, you'll get your heart broken
A# Gm
Take me as an example, I'll be a token
D# F
I used to fall head over feet
D#
But everyone I loved deceived me
D#
So, what choice does that leave
F Gm
F runaway
[Verse 4]
A# Gm
You could say my shadow is the only friend of mine
A# Gm
But it gets pretty lonely in the nighttime
D# F
My shadow is almost as hard to see, oh
D# F
Almost as hard as it is to love me
A# Gm
F runaway
[Chorus]
A#
No hands will hold me
Gm
I'll always be lonely
D#m F
Is there someone out there who can break
A#
This habit of going
Gm
There's no way of knowing
Cm D#m A# Gm D#m
I promise I'll always be your little runaway
F A#
Your little runaway