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