Lyrics
She from a broken home
She comes from a family that's broken or dysfunctional.
Mama don't love her always home alone
Her mother doesn't show consistent love or care, leaving her frequently alone.
Daddy's a bad drunk she a runaway
Her father is an alcoholic, causing her to run away from home.
A castaway stuck up in this lonely world
She feels abandoned and isolated in a world that feels desolate.
A stranger to true love always on her own
She hasn't experienced genuine love and often fends for herself.
Just counting down the days until she could get away
She's eagerly waiting for the opportunity to escape her current situation.
And find a happy place that she can call a home
She desires to find a place where she feels genuinely happy and at home.
May stop for quick loving but she never stays
She engages in brief romantic encounters but never stays for long.
By the time the sun coming up she has got to go
She leaves before daybreak, avoiding any emotional attachment or goodbyes.
No breakfast or goodbye she's back on the road
She continues her journey without pausing for breakfast or farewells.
A castaway looking for a better place
She's searching for a better environment or situation.
Searching for the bandage for the heartbreak
She seeks a remedy or solution for her emotional pain.
Ooooh she's a runaway heartbreak
Repeated emphasis on her being a heartbroken runaway, reinforcing her emotional turmoil and desire to escape.
Ooooh she's a runaway heartbreak
-Ooooh she's a runaway heartbreak
-Just dreaming of the day that she could get away
She fantasizes about the day she can finally escape and moves to Los Angeles.
And drove that old Corolla down to L.A
She drives to L.A., leaving her hometown behind as a memory.
And turned her hometown to a memory
Her departure transforms her past into a distant memory.
And he's a public enemy
Refers to a male character as someone perceived negatively by society.
Had a record sheet by the age of 17
He has a criminal record at a young age for rebellious behavior and selling drugs.
For flipping off the deputies and selling weed
His defiance and illegal activities led to clashes with law enforcement.
Detention in the pen is where he spent his teens
He spent time in detention facilities during his teenage years.
Wandering the streets up in Venice Beach
He roamed the streets, possibly feeling lost or aimless.
But belongs on the cover of a magazine
Despite his struggles, he possesses qualities that could make him idealized or admired.
He doubts himself but every day he prays for that
He lacks confidence but prays for a better life.
And all he really wanted was a place to hang his hat
All he wants is a stable place to call home.
Leave these streets for good and never look back
He aims to leave his troubled past behind without looking back.
Run away for good and never look back
Repeated desire to run away for good and never return, highlighting his desperation for change.
Run away for good and never look back
-Run away for good, run away
-He's a runaway heartbreak
Repeated emphasis on the male character being a runaway heartbreak, mirroring the female character's situation.
Ooooh he's a runaway heartbreak
-Ooooh she's a runaway heartbreak
-Ooooh he's a runaway heartbreak
-So baby run away
A suggestion to escape, but a warning that consequences will eventually catch up.
It'll catch up to you one day
A warning that running away will have repercussions someday.
Run away baby run away
Encouraging someone to run away, but acknowledging that consequences will eventually follow.
It'll catch up to you some day
Reiterating the idea that escaping won't solve problems permanently.
It'll catch up to you one day
Repeated caution that the consequences of running away will catch up eventually.
It'll catch up to you one day
-So baby run away
A repeated encouragement to escape but with an awareness that it won't be without repercussions.
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