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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marillion
Marillion
Performer
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
Keyboards
Steve Hogarth
Steve Hogarth
Vocals
Peter Trewavas
Peter Trewavas
Bass Guitar
Dave Meegan
Dave Meegan
Remixer
Ian Mosley
Ian Mosley
Drums
Steve Rothery
Steve Rothery
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Derek Dick
Derek Dick
Songwriter
John Helmer
John Helmer
Songwriter
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
Songwriter
Steve Hogarth
Steve Hogarth
Songwriter
Peter Trewavas
Peter Trewavas
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Marillion
Marillion
Producer
Andrea Wright
Andrea Wright
Assistant Engineer
Chris Hedge
Chris Hedge
Assistant Engineer
Michael Hunter
Michael Hunter
Assistant Engineer
Niall Flynn
Niall Flynn
Assistant Engineer
Dave Meegan
Dave Meegan
Producer

Lyrics

Did you cry when they dragged you home
Put a lock on the door and the telephone
Was a runaway girl all they could see
Have the nights and the days that you've come through
Made the right seem wrong and the false seem true
Was a runaway girl all they could see
A teenage extra from the satellite TV
Runaway girl
Too bad, too bad
Runaway girl
Too wild, too wild
Were they deaf to the prayer behind your lies
Maybe they didn't dare to ask you why
Was a runaway girl all they chose to see
All they were prepared to admit to
Runaway girl
Too bad, too bad
Runaway girl
A real wild child
So you cower in the towns forgotten places
And you make your bed with unfamiliar faces
And at last you've got your freedom but that's all you've got
You're tryin' to make your mind up if you're better off
You pretend to wait for washing in some laundromat
But you're damned if you'll give them the satisfaction of you going back
You'd freeze to death before you'd share a roof with them
And you'd starve before you'd let him get his hands on you again
Did you cry when they dragged you home
Did you cry when they dragged you home
Poor little runaway, poor little runaway
Written by: Derek Dick, John Helmer, Mark Kelly, Peter Trewavas, Steve Hogarth
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