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