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