By Richard Starkey and Johnny Warman


OUTSIDE THERE'S A RUNAWAY,
THE LIGHTS GO DOWN, THE WORLD GOES RUSHING IN
NEON LIGHT TAKES THE LIGHT OF DAY,
STARS LIKE DUST START FALLING

INSIDE THERE'S A LONELINESS,
THE DEMON TRIES TO CHARM YOU WITH HIS SMILE
NO TIME TO DREAM OR REST,
IN THE CAVES OF STEEL, FACES ARE CHANGING

THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS,
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS,
CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS,
RUNNING FOR THEIR LIFE, FASTER THAN THEY CAN
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS

ON THE STREET THE TRAFFIC DIES,
THE BREAK OF DAY, IT ALWAYS COMES TOO SOON
RUNNING OUT OF REASONS WHY
ALL YOUR LIFE YOU BLAMED IT ON THE MOON

LOOK OUT FOR THE DANGER SIGNS,
YOU'RE STEALING TIME BUT YOU KNOW YOU'LL NEVER WIN
ANOTHER BORDER LINE,
IN THE CAVES OF STEEL, FACES ARE CHANGING

THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS,
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS,
RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE, FASTER THAN YOU CAN
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, RUN, RUN, RUNAWAYS

NIGHTMARES CHASE THE DREAMS AWAY,
THE COLD NIGHT REFLECTS THE WAY YOU FEEL
IT'S JUST ANOTHER TOWN,
IT'S JUST ONE MORE NIGHT TO KILL

ALL THE STREETS ARE EMPTY NOW,
LIKE THE WOLF, YOU WALK THIS NIGHT ALONE
AND IN SOME OTHER WORLD,
IN THE CAVES OF STEEL, FACES ARE CHANGING

THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, (they're the runaways)
(Run, run, run)
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, (they're they runaways)
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, (run, run, run, run away)
RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE, FASTER THAN YOU CAN
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS (run, run, run, run away)
CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, (they're the runaways)
RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE, (faster than they can)
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS (run, run, runaways)
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS, (they're the runaways)
(Children of the night)
THEY'RE THE RUNAWAYS (they're the runaways)
(Running for their life, faster than they can)
(They're the runaways)
(Run, run, run, run away)
RUN