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Artist: Ludacris
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Runaway Love (feat. Mary J. Blige)
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Runaway Love (feat. Mary J. Blige)
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Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Runaway love
Now little Lisa is only 9 years old
She's trying to figure out why the world is so cold
Why she's all, all alone, and they never met her family
Mamas 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
Sneak into her room while her mamas 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 some get some clothes and pack
She says she's bout to run away and never come back
Runaway love
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 stepdad always wanna strike her
Yells and abuses, leaves her with some bruises
Teachers ask questions she's making up excuses
Bleeding on the inside, crying on the out
It's only one girl really knows what she about
Her name is lil Stacy and they become friends
Promise that they always be tight till the end
Until one day lil 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 some get some clothes and pack
She says she's bout to run away and never come back
Runaway love
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
'Cause 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
Known 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 says she's about to run away and never come back
I can only imagine what you're going through
Sometimes I feel like running away myself
So do me a favor right now and close your eyes
And picture we're running away together
When we come back, everything is gonna be okay
Open your eyes
Runaway love
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