Hope for the Runaway

Out in the city strees Alone and weak from the cold and hunger Trembling hands unfold a photograph Mom and Dan and Ann Marie Smiles from a distant sunrise The only smile you've seen in days Come back to me Come back my darlin' Come back to me Or I will fade away Come back to me Come back my darlin' I still believe in you My runaway Jesse and Willy Lee Play in the street while their mother wonders "Why won't they listen to a word I say?" I sing a lullaby To the baby in my arms And the laughter fades away Come back to me Come back my darlin' I'm sending hope For the runaway Somewhere a flash of light Cuts through the night Like a lighthouse callin' All of the lost and forgotten I made a vow I will continue 'Till i find you I'll never stop, I'll never stop believein' I will wait for you forever Sending you Hope for the runaway