You played hooky from school
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And you can't go out to play, yeah
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Mama said for the rest of the week
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In your room you gotta stay, yeah
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Now you feel like
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The whole world's pickin on you
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But deep down inside you know it ain't true
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You've been punished cause your mother
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Wants to raise you the right way, yeah
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But you don't care
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Cause you already made up your mind
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You wanna run away, yeah
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You're on your way
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Run away child, running wild
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Run away child, running wild
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Better come back home
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Better come back home
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Where you belong
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Where you belone
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Roaming through the city
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Going nowhere fast
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You're on your own at last
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Hey it's getting late, where will you sleep
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Gettin kind-a hungry
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You forgot to bring something to eat
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Oh lost with no money, you start to cry
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But remember you left home
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Wanting to be grown
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So dry your weepin eyes
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Siren screamin down, neon light is flickin
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You want your mama
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Ah there's nothing for you
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You're frightened and confused I want my mama
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But she's much too far away
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She can't hear a word you say
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You heard some frightening news on the radio
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About little boys running away from home
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And their parents don't see them no more
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You wanna hitch a ride and go home
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But your mama told you never trust a stranger
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And you don't know which way to go
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Streets are dark and deserted
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Not a sound nor sign of life
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How you long to hear your mother's voice
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Cause you're lost and alone
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But remember you make the choice
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Run away child, running wild
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Better go back home where you belong
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Run away child, running wild
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Better go back home where you belong
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You're lost in this great big city
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(Go back home where you belong)
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Not one familiar face
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Ain't it a pity
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(Go back home where you belong)
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Oh run away child, running wild
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You better go back home where you belong
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Mama, mama please come and see about me
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But she's much too far away
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She can't hear a word you say I want my mama
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You're frightened and confused
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Which way will you choose
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Runaway Child, Running Wild
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| The Temptations |
