I Ain't Run Away

I ain't run away, I'll be better day by day
The inaudible vow echoes back to the tears in that child's eyes
I can't run away, I'm getting better day by day
The promise is inaudible but it echoes

There was a little child, who liked to think big and wild
Who never followed rules too well, who tried to show and never tell
There was a little child, labeled stubborn, spoiled, wild
Needed approval, always climbing, scared to fall

I ain't run away, I'll be better day by day
The inaudible vow echoes back to the tears in that child's eyes
I can't run away, I'm getting better day by day
The promise is inaudible but it echoes

A bigger kid, not such a child, still thinking loud and wild
Learned to hide honest thoughts, sometimes doubts
A validation from somebody else
A confirmation from somebody else
A definition? The world functions within contradiction

I ain't run away, I'll be better day by day
The inaudible vow echoes back to the tears in that child's eyes
I can't run away, I'm getting better day by day
The promise is inaudible but it echoes
I ain't run away, I'll be better day by day
A beam of light reflects back to the shaded promise I had
I can't run away, I'm getting better day by day
The promise is inaudible but it echoes