[Verse 1]

I've known it for a long time

Daddy wakes up to a drink at 9

Disappearin' all night

I don't wanna know where he's been lying

I know what I wanna do

Wanna runaway, runaway with you

Gonna grab clothes, 6 in the mornin', go

[Pre-Chorus]

"How long you leaving?"

Well, dad, just don't expect me back this evening

Oh, it could take a bit of time to heal this

It's been a long day, thumb on side of the roadway, but

[Chorus]

I love him from my skin to my bones

But I don't wanna live in his home

There's nothing to say 'cause he knows

I'll just run away and be on my own

[Verse 2]

I've never seen my dad cry

Cold as stone in the kitchen light

I'll tell you it's about time

But I was raised to keep quiet

This is what I'm gonna do

Gonna run away, gonna make that move

Gonna grab clothes and when it's mornin', go

[Pre-Chorus]

"How long you leaving?"

Well, dad, just don't expect me back this evening

Oh, it could take a bit of time to heal this

It's been a long day, thumb on side of the roadway, but

[Chorus]

I love him from my skin to my bones

But I don't wanna live in his home

There's nothing to say 'cause he knows

I'll just run away and be on my own

[Bridge]

Backpack and a flat cap

Turned to the back as I packed my clothes up

My dad wasn't down with that plan

To attack, intends to show love

I don't wanna live this way

Gonna take my things and go

If things change in a matter of days

I could be persuaded to hold on

And Mama was the same, none of us are saints

I guess that God knows that

I don't wanna run away and one of these days

I might just show that

Put my home in a suitcase

Tie both shoe laces and hope that

Things change, but for now, I'll leave town

With a backpack on my shoulder

[Chorus]

I love him from my skin to my bones

But I don't wanna live in his home

There’s nothing to say 'cause he knows

I'll just run away and be on my own