I've known it for a long time
 
 Daddy wakes up to a drink at nine
 
 Disappearing all night
 
 I don't wanna know where he's been lying
 
 I know what I wanna do
 
 I wanna runaway, runaway with you
 
 Gonna grab clothes, six in the morning, go
 
  
  How long you leaving?
 
 Well, dad just don't expect me back this evening
 
 Oh, it could take a bit of time to heal this
 
 It's been a long day
 
 Almost out of the roadway
 
 But I love him from the skin to my bones
 
 But I don't wanna live in his home
 
 There's nothing to say 'cause he knows
 
 I'll just runaway and be on my own
  
 
 I've never seen my dad cry
 
 Cold as stone in the kitchen light
 
 I tell you it's about time
 
 But I was raised to keep quiet
 
 And this is what I'm gonna do
 
 Gonna runaway, gonna make that move
 
 Gonna grab clothes, and when it's morning, go
  
 
 How long you leaving?
 
 Well, dad just don't expect me back this evening
 
 Oh, it could take a bit of time to heal this
 
 It's been a long day
 
 Almost out of the roadway
 
 But I love him from the skin to my bones
 
 But I don't wanna live in his home
 
 There's nothing to say 'cause he knows
 
 I'll just runaway and be on my own
  
 
 Back pack, and a flat cap, turned to the back
 
 'Cause I packed my clothes up
 
 My dad wasn't down with that plan to attack
 
 Intends to show love
 
 I don't wanna live this way
 
 Gonna take my things and go
 
 If things change in a matter of days
 
 I could be persuaded to hold up
 
 And mama was the same
 
 None of us are saints
 
 I guess that God knows that
 
 I don't wanna runaway
 
 And one of these days I might just show that
 
 Put my home in a suitcase
 
 Tie both shoelaces, and hold that
 
 Things change, but for now I leave town with a backpack on my shoulder
  
 
 I love him from the skin to my bones
 
 But I don't wanna live in his home
 
 There's nothing to say 'cause he knows
 
 I'll just runaway and be on my own