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.
CHORUS
Come back to me
Come back my darlinCome back to me
Or I will fade away
Come back to me
Come back my darlinI 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.
CHORUS
Come back to me
Come back my darlinI'm sending hope
For the runaway
Somewhere a flash of light
Cuts through the night
Like a lighthouse callinAll 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.