California is a thousand miles away
Had to speak to mama before she took me away
Fears in the tears that she cried on that day
If a boy wants to feel, he’s gotta hide or run away

Now I'm way off track, and this weight on my back got me bleeding
I'm through with that balancing act I been keeping
Gotta run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away when it all gets too heavy
Run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away, and your heart just ain’t ready
Oh, yeah, mmm, yeah

California is a thousand miles away
Couldn’t speak to papa, tell me what does that little boy say?
Fears in the tears, they subside ‘cause I'm a man
If a boy wants to feel, he’s gotta hide, but it hurts him so bad

Now I'm way off track, this weight on my back got me bleeding
I'm through with that balancing act I been keeping
Gotta run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away when it all gets too heavy
Run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away, and your heart just ain’t ready

Oh-oh, ah, woah
Yeah

I'm way off track, this weight on my back got me bleeding
Now, oh, I'm through with that balancing act I been keeping
And I run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away when it all gets too heavy
Run away, ooh, run away, ooh, run away, and your heart just ain’t ready

Oh
Ah, ah, woah
Na-na-na-na
Run away, run away
Oh, oh, oh, no, no