Horrible past br Hoping for a good future br Tears in her eyes br Running to the preacher br Asking for advice in the end gaining none br Shes a fearful polar bear sitting in the sun br Trying to hurry and get on with life br She hates the attention, but loves to tell lies br Tries to make things better br But they only turn out worse br The role she's been playing br Plenty a' times rehearsed br Moot is her thinking br Testy is her soul br This running girl is running trying to find her fairy tale br And everyone is screaming br Wait look back at what you've missed br You've tried to zoom thru life not even pausing for a kiss br You're children are grown br You're husband in a nursing home br You all alone br Afraid to answer the telephone br Scared of love and afraid of being touched br Raped and abused in her past br Told she was worth to none br A running girl who never stop's to see who she has hurt br She never planned out her dreams br Always told she was dirt br Wrinkles in her face br Yet she still thinks she's twenty-one br Running girl stop running br Your shoes cant go on br You always wanted a mother br A father just to hold br A house she'd always stay in br No bags to pack and move br All she ever knew was how to run br She never looked away from her path br Never gazed up at the sun br Her children needed her but she struggled br to make it thru the day br Running girl slow down and listen to what your family has to say br Go see your husband and call your children too br Stop running, running girl br You cant afford another pair of shoesbr br Try and UnDeRStANd mE ....