M. Lockwood Porter - The Kid Who Ran Away

I grew up at the place you bought
Your mom just died and you quit your job
You thought your dad might up and kill himself
So you moved closer for his mental health
I often wondered if I'd do the same
And if I wouldn't who should get the blame
When I heard you shouting and slamming the phone
I'd go run off in the woods alone

Pockets empty, flying blind
I never had a destination in mind
I never really made a plan to stay
I'm the kid who ran away

You taught me all about the world out there
It whispered to me like a silent prayer
You got drunk with the astronaut
You started trouble but were seldom caught
So I moved away when I first could
I don't know if you thought I really would
I started missing everyone I'd known
I didn't belong in either home

Pockets empty, flying blind
I never had a destination in mind
I never really made a plan to stay
I'm the kid who ran away

You bought an old Camaro when I turned thirteen
Said maybe we could fix it as a team
You meant I love you in the way you knew
We both needed something the other couldn't do
You couldn't listen but you used to try
You started drinking after years gone dry
Thought it would kill you and I wasn't wrong
The drive to the hospital was three days long

Pockets empty, flying blind
I never had a destination in mind
I never really made a plan to stay
I'm the kid who ran away

Written by:
Max Lockwood Porter

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