• I heard her screaming again
    I knew exactly what was going on
    Dad had been drinking again
    And me and mom always got the bad end
    One night i decided I couldn't take it anymore
    So I packed a few sets of clothes
    And I climbed out my window

    And I ran off into the darkness
    Of that cold depressing night
    Teary eyed
    I was holding tight
    Onto my dreams and my pride
    I kept running and running
    And I wouldn't look back
    Cuz I can never return to that life
    Cuz I ran much too far
    Into the darkness of the night

    It's one year later
    And I've found a new family
    That takes care of me
    I'm in a new town, a new school
    A new everything
    I have a new friend
    And one day she came to me
    She told me something was going on
    Her father's been drinking again
    So I told her my story
    And told her exactly what she had to do

    And she ran off into the darkness
    Of this cold depressing night
    Teary eyed
    And shes holding tight
    Onto her dreams and her pride
    She keeps running and running
    And she won't look back
    Cuz she can never return to this life
    Cuz shes ran much too far
    Into the darkness of the night

    She came to say goodbye
    So we could see eachother
    One last time
    And it opened my eyes
    And made me realize
    That she meant so much more to me
    Than everything else in my life

    So we're running off into the darkness
    Of this cold depressing night
    With clear eyes
    And we're holding tight
    Onto our dreams and our pride
    We keep running and running
    And we refuse to look back
    Cuz we can never return to this life
    Cuz we've ran much to far
    Into the darkness of the night