Oh-oh, the sun's gone down

Her day begins

And the rhythm of the darkness

Wakes the dead



Don't answer eyes that smile

Don't let them in

They see the lonely child

She feels their sin

But it's getting so much colder

And she's afraid



Never going back to where the pain was

She'd rather face the pain that's here and now



Someone's thrown away their children

You can see them running from your smile

Sing for the runaway children

The throw-away child



I'll make you safe and warm

Words she needs to hear

What they really mean is no more little girl



Don't see her anymore

They disappear



Yesterday they said that she was dying

And just today I heard that she was dead



Someone's thrown away their children

You can see them running from your smile

Sing for the runaway children

The throw-away child



Someone's thrown away their children

You can hear them only if you try

Sing for the runaway children

Goodbye



Someone's thrown away their children

You can see them running from your smile

Sing for the runaway children

The throw-away child