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Artist: John Cale
Canonical path: /john-cale/runaway-child
Related lyric paths: 6
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Runaway Child
Read Runaway Child lyrics by John Cale on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Runaway Child
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Runaway child
Caught you in the act, now you’re so far away
And your daughter knows I love her, got my breath away
I hope to catch up to it you and hear you say
Or still all that I got for you to turn away
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway child
Finders beware, now get your designate
It ain’t me say no scratch to things about you, no way
Cause we teach you how to lie, cheat, steal today
Live with the picnics you all pick what they say
So come on all you minors and get crazy today
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway
Runaway child
Finders beware, now get your designate
Watch out all you majors, it’s a minors game
Cause livin with the picnics you all pick what they say
You all circle around me, it’s a target hey hey
So come on all you minors and get crazy today
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
Runaway, runaway, runaway
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