runaway boys

get kicked out for coming home at dawn

mom and dad cursed the day you were born

throw your clothes into a duffle bag

shoutin' as ya slam the door home is a drag

who can i turn to and where can i stay?

i heard a place is open all night and all day

there's a place you can go where the cops don't know

you can act real wild they don't treat you like a child

runaway boys

your hair's all greasy and you feel like a slob

you're only fifteen and you can't get a job

go into the luncheonette and shoot a few games

losing all your quarters

man it's always the same

steal a couple of bucks to buy a new toy

slip into the alley with the

runaway boys

runnin' faster

faster all the time

you're under age and god knows

that's a crime!

runaway boys